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1 Kings 6:16-20

16AndhebuiltH1129twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520onthehinderpartמִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יmi.yar.ko.teiH3411ofthehouseH1004withboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730fromthefloorהַקַּרְקַ֖עha.kar.Ka'H7172untothewallsהַקִּיר֑וֹתha.ki.RotH7023oftheceiling:hebuiltH1129themforitwithin,foranoracle,evenforthemostholyH6944placeH6944.

17Andthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,thatis,thetemplebeforetheoracle,wasH1961fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520long.

18Andtherewascedarוְאֶ֤רֶזve.'E.rezH730onthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004within,carvedwithknopsandopen flowers:allwascedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730;therewasnostoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68seenH7200.

19AndhepreparedH3559anoracleinthemidstH8432ofthehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004within,tosetH5414therethearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah.

20Andwithintheoraclewasaspaceoftwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520inlengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520inbreadthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341,andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520intheheightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof;andheoverlaidH6823itwithpureH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:andhecoveredthealtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196withcedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.

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