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1 Kings 6:2-10

2Andthehouseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtH1129forJehovah,thelengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereofwasthreescorecubitsאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520,andthebreadthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341thereoftwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520,andtheheightקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereofthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsH520.

3Andtheporchוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197beforethetempleofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520wasthelengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof,accordingtothebreadthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341ofthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andtenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520wasthebreadthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341thereofbeforethehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

4Andforthehouseלַבָּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004hemadeH6213windowsחַלּוֹנֵ֖יcha.lo.NeiH2474offixed lattice-work.

5Andagainstthewallקִ֨ירkirH7023ofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004hebuiltH1129storiesroundH5439about,againstthewallsקִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004roundH5439about,bothofthetempleandoftheoracle;andhemadeH6213side-chambersroundH5439about.

6Thenethermost storywasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520broad,andthemiddleוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484wassixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520broad,andthethirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520broad;forontheoutsideח֔וּצָהChu.tzahH2351hemadeH5414offsetsinthewallבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023ofthehouseלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004roundH5439about,thatthebeamsshouldnothaveholdאֲחֹ֥ז'a.ChozH270inthewallsH7023ofthehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7Andthehouseוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,whenitwasinbuildingH1129,wasbuiltH1129ofstoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68madereadyatthequarry;andtherewasneitherhammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717noraxeוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631noranytoolofironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270heardH8085inthehouseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,whileitwasinbuildingH1129.

8ThedoorH6607forthemiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484side-chamberswasintherightH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:andtheywentH5927upbywindingstairsintothemiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484story,andoutofthemiddleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הha.ti.kho.NahH8484intothethirdH7992.

9SohebuiltH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huH3615it;andhecoveredוַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.PonH5603thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withbeamsandplanksofcedar.

10AndhebuiltH1129thestoriesagainstallthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,eachfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520high:andtheyrestedonthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withtimberofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.

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