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1 Kings 6:3-23

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.

11Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12ConcerningH413thishouseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichthou artbuildingבֹנֶ֗הvo.NehH1129,ifthou wilt walkinmystatutesH2708,andexecute mineordinancesH4941,andkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥ve.sha.mar.TaH8104allmycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687towalkinthem;thenwillIestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697withthee,whichIspake untoDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.

13AndIwilldwellוְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔יve.Sha.khan.TiH7931amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwillnotforsakeH5800mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010builtH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ׃vay.kha.Le.huH3615it.

15AndhebuiltH1129thewallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023ofthehouseH1004withinwithboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730:fromthefloorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172ofthehouseH1004untothewallsקִיר֣וֹתki.RotH7023oftheceiling,hecoveredthemontheinsideH1004withwoodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086;andhecoveredthefloorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172ofthehouseH1004withboardsבְּצַלְע֥וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763offirH1265.

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.

21SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010overlaidH6823thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinwithpureH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:andhedrewchainsofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091acrossbeforetheoracle;andheoverlaidH6823itwithgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

22Andthewholehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004heoverlaidH6823withgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,untilallthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004wasfinishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552:alsothewholealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatbelongedtotheoracleheoverlaidH6823withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

23AndintheoraclehemadeH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147cherubimכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742ofolive-wood,eachtenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520high.

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