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1 Kings 7:13-45

13Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971andfetchedHiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438outofTyreמִצֹּֽר׃mi.TzorH6865.

14Hewasthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofawidowאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490ofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321,andhisfatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1wasamanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofTyre,aworkerinbrass;andhewasfilledוַ֠יִּמָּלֵאVai.yi.ma.le'H4390withwisdomהַחָכְמָ֤הha.cha.khe.MahH2451andunderstandingH8394andskillH2451,toworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399allworksinbrass.AndhecameH935tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,andwroughtallhisworkמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃me.lakh.ToH4399.

15ForhefashionedthetwoH8147pillarsH5982ofbrass,eighteencubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520highapiece:andalineוְחוּט֙ve.ChutH2339oftwelvecubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520compassed eitherofthemabout.

16AndhemadeH6213twoוּשְׁתֵּ֨יu.she.TeiH8147capitalsכֹתָרֹ֜תkho.ta.RotH3805ofmoltenbrass,tosetH5414uponthetopsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218ofthepillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982:theheightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967oftheoneהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259capitalהַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520,andtheheightקוֹמַ֖תko.MatH6967oftheothercapitalהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.

17Therewerenetsofchecker-work,andwreathsofchain-work,forthecapitalsלַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔תla.Ko.ta.RotH3805whichwereuponthetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;sevenשִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'AhH7651fortheoneהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259capitalלַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805,andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651fortheothercapitalלַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805.

18SohemadeH6213thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;andthereweretwoוּשְׁנֵי֩u.she.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִ֨יםtu.RimH2905roundH5439aboutupontheoneהָאֶחָ֗תha.'e.ChatH259networkהַשְּׂבָכָ֣הha.se.va.KhahH7639,tocoverלְכַסּ֤וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thecapitalsהַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙ha.ko.ta.RotH3805thatwereuponthetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsH5982:andsoH3651didhefortheothercapitalלַכֹּתֶ֖רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805.

19Andthecapitalsוְכֹֽתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805thatwereuponthetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982intheporchבָּֽאוּלָ֑םba.'u.LamH197wereoflily-work,fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.

20Andtherewerecapitalsוְכֹתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805abovealsoגַּם־gam-H1571uponthetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,closeH5980bythebellyH990whichwasbesidethenetworkהַשְּׂבָכָ֑הha.se.va.khahH7639:andthepomegranatesH7416weretwoH8147hundredמָאתַ֙יִם֙ma.Ta.yimH3967,inrowsטֻרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905roundH5439aboutupontheothercapitalהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805.

21Andhesetוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965upthepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982attheporchלְאֻלָ֖םle.'u.LamH197ofthetempleהַֽהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964:andhesetוַיָּ֜קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965uptherightH3233pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034thereofJachin;andhesetוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965uptheleftpillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034thereofBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

22Anduponthetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982waslily-work:sowastheworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982finishedH8552.

23AndhemadeH6213themoltenseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220oftenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520frombrimtobrim,roundH5439incompass,andtheheightקוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereofwasfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520;andalineofthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520compasseditroundH5439about.

24AndunderthebrimofitroundH5439abouttherewereknops which did compassit,fortenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520, compassingtheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220roundH5439about:theknopswereintwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905,castיְצֻקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332whenitwascastH3332.

25Itstoodעֹמֵ֞ד'o.MedH5975upontwelveoxenH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardthenorthצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardthewestיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220,andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardthesouthנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardtheeastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217;andtheseaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220wassetH5975uponthemabove,andalltheirhinderpartsH268wereinward.

26Anditwasahandbreadththick:andthebrimthereofwaswroughtlikethebrimofacupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563,liketheflowerofalilyH7799: itheldH3557twothousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505bathsבַּ֖תbatH1324.

27AndhemadeH6213thetenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235basesofbrass;fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520wasthelengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofoneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259base,andfourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520thebreadthרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341thereof,andthreeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520theheightקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967ofit.

28Andtheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofthebaseswasonthismanner:theyhadpanels;andtherewerepanelsbetweentheledges;

29andonthepanelsthatwerebetweentheledgeswerelionsאֲרָי֤וֹת׀'a.ra.YotH738,oxenH1241,andcherubimוּכְרוּבִ֔יםu.khe.ru.VimH3742;andupontheledgestherewasapedestalabove;andbeneaththelionsלַאֲרָי֣וֹתla.'a.ra.YotH738andoxenH1241werewreathsofhangingworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639.

30Andeverybasehadfourוְאַרְבָּעָה֩ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702brazenwheelsאוֹפַנֵּ֨י'o.fa.NeiH212,andaxlesofbrass;andthefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702feetthereofhadundersetters:beneaththelaverלַכִּיֹּר֙la.ki.YorH3595weretheundersetters molten,withwreathsatthesideH3802ofeach.

31AndthemouthH6310ofitwithinthecapitalלַכֹּתֶ֤רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805andabovewasacubitH520:andthemouthH6310thereofwasroundעָגֹ֣ל'a.GolH5696aftertheworkמַעֲשֵׂה־ma.'a.seh-H4639ofapedestal,acubitH520andahalfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677;andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571uponthemouthH6310ofitweregravings,andtheirpanelswerefoursquare,notroundעֲגֻלּֽוֹת׃a.gu.LotH5696.

32Andthefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wereunderneaththepanels;andtheaxletreesofthewheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wereinthebase:andtheheightוְקוֹמַת֙ve.ko.MatH6967ofawheelהָאוֹפַ֣ןha.'o.FanH212wasacubitאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520andhalfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677acubitהָאַמָּֽה׃ha.'a.MahH520.

33Andtheworkוּמַֽעֲשֵׂה֙u.ma.'a.SehH4639ofthewheelsהָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wasliketheworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הke.ma.'a.SehH4639ofachariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑הha.mer.ka.VahH4818wheelאוֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212:theiraxletrees,andtheirfelloes,andtheirspokes,andtheirnaves,wereallmolten.

34Andtherewerefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702undersettersatthefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֔וֹתpi.NotH6438ofeachbase:theundersetters thereofwereofthebase itself.

35Andinthetopוּבְרֹ֣אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218ofthebasewastherearoundH5439compasshalfחֲצִ֧יcha.TziH2677acubitהָאַמָּ֛הha.'a.MahH520high;andonthetopרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofthebasethestaysthereofandthepanels thereofwereofthesame.

36Andontheplatesofthestaysthereof,andonthepanels thereof,hegravedcherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742,lionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,andpalm-trees,accordingtothespaceofeach,withwreathsroundH5439about.

37AfterthismannerhemadeH6213thetenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235bases:allofthemhadoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259castingמוּצָ֨קmu.TzakH4165,oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259measure,andoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259form.

38AndhemadeH6213tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235laversofbrass:oneH259laverH3595containedfortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705bathsבַּ֜תbatH1324;andeverylaverH3595wasfourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520;anduponeveryoneH259ofthetenלְעֶ֖שֶׂרle.'E.serH6235basesoneH259laverH3595.

39AndhesetH5414thebases,fiveחָמֵ֞שׁcha.MeshH2568ontherightH3225sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,andfiveוְחָמֵ֛שׁve.cha.MeshH2568ontheleftsideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:andhesetH5414theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220ontherightH3225sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004eastward,towardthesouthנֶֽגֶב׃ סNe.gevH5045.

40AndHiramחִיר֔וֹםchi.RomH2438madeH6213thelavers,andtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֖יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,andthebasins.SoHiramחִירָ֗םchi.RamH2438madeH6213anendH3615ofdoingalltheworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399thathewroughtforkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010inthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah:

41thetwoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsעַמֻּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982,andthetwoשְׁתָּ֑יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147bowlsוְגֻלֹּ֧תve.gu.LotH1543ofthecapitalsהַכֹּתָרֹ֛תha.ko.ta.RotH3805thatwereonthetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;andthetwoשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147networksוְהַשְּׂבָכ֣וֹתve.ha.se.va.KhotH7639tocoverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147bowlsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543ofthecapitalsהַכֹּֽתָרֹ֔תha.ko.ta.RotH3805thatwereonthetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;

42andthefourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967pomegranatesH7416forthetwoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147networksהַשְּׂבָכ֑וֹתha.se.va.KhotH7639;twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147rowsטוּרִ֤יםtu.RimH2905ofpomegranatesH7416foreachnetworkלַשְּׂבָכָ֣הla.se.va.KhahH7639,tocoverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147bowlsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543ofthecapitalsהַכֹּֽתָרֹ֔תha.ko.ta.RotH3805thatwereuponthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;

43andthetenעָ֑שֶׂר'A.serH6235bases,andthetenעֲשָׂרָ֖ה'a.sa.RahH6235laversonthebases;

44andtheoneהָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,andthetwelveoxenH1241undertheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220;

45andthepotsהַסִּיר֨וֹתha.si.RotH5518,andtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,andthebasins:evenallthesevesselsH3627,whichHiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438madeH6213forkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,inthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,wereofburnishedbrass.

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