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2 Chronicles 3

1ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010beganH2490tobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovahatJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389onmountMoriahהַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔הha.Mo.ri.YahH4179,whereH834Jehovahappearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200untoDavidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1,whichhemadereadyintheplaceבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725thatDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732hadappointedH3559,inthethreshing-floorofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

2AndhebeganH2490tobuildלִבְנ֞וֹתliv.NotH1129inthesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayofthesecondבַּשֵּׁנִ֔יba.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,inthefourthyearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofhisreignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

3NowthesearethefoundationswhichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010laidforthebuildingלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Thelengthהָאֹ֡רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753bycubitsאַמּ֞וֹת'a.MotH520afterthefirstH7223measurewasthreescorecubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,andthebreadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

4Andtheporchוְהָאוּלָ֡םve.ha.'u.LamH197thatwasbeforethehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,thelengthהָאֹ֜רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753ofit,accordingtothebreadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341ofthehouseH1004,wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,andtheheightוְהַגֹּ֖בַהּve.ha.GoahH1363ahundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242;andheoverlaidH6823itwithinwithpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

5Andthegreaterהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004heceiledwithfir-wood,whichheoverlaidwithfinegoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,andwroughtthereonpalm-treesandchainsוְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ve.shar.she.RotH8333.

6Andhegarnishedthehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withpreciousיְקָרָ֖הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68forbeautyלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתle.tif.'A.retH8597:andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091wasgoldזְהַ֥בze.HavH2091ofParvaim.

7Heoverlaidalsothehouseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,thebeamsהַקֹּר֧וֹתha.ko.RotH6982,thethresholdsהַסִּפִּ֛יםha.si.PimH5592,andthewallsוְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יוve.ki.ro.TavH7023thereof,andthedoorsוְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יוve.dal.to.TavH1817thereof,withgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;andgravedcherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742onthewallsהַקִּירֽוֹת׃ סha.ki.RotH7023.

8AndhemadeH6213themostholyH6944houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004:thelengthאָרְכּ֞וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof,accordingtothebreadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,andthebreadthוְרָחְבּ֖וֹve.ra.che.BoH7341thereoftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520;andheoverlaiditwithfinegoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, amountingtosixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֖יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603.

9Andtheweightוּמִשְׁקָ֛לu.mish.KalH4948ofthenailsלְמִסְמְר֥וֹתle.mis.me.RotH4548wasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsלִשְׁקָלִ֖יםlish.ka.LimH8255ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091.Andheoverlaidtheupperוְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.li.YotH5944chambersH5944withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

10AndinthemostholyH6944houseבְּבֵֽית־be.veit-H1004hemadeH6213twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147cherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742ofimageworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639;andtheyoverlaidH6823themwithgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

11Andthewingsוְכַנְפֵי֙ve.khan.FeiH3671ofthecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520long:thewingכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671oftheoneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wasfiveחָמֵ֗שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsלְאַמּ֣וֹתle.'a.MotH520,reachingH5060tothewallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andtheotherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671waslikewisefiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,reachingH5060tothewingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671oftheotherהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312cherubH3742.

12Andthewingוּכְנַ֨ףu.khe.NafH3671oftheotherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312cherubהַכְּר֤וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wasfiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,reachingH5060tothewallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023ofthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andtheotherהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671wasfiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520also, joiningtothewingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671oftheotherH312cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

13Thewingsכַּנְפֵי֙kan.FeiH3671ofthesecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּֽרְשִׂ֖יםpo.re.SimH6566themselvesforthtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520:andtheystoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975ontheirfeetH7272,andtheirfacesH6440weretowardthehouseH1004.

14AndhemadeH6213theveilofblueH8504,andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,andcrimsonוְכַרְמִ֣ילve.khar.MilH3758,andfineוּב֑וּץu.VutzH948linenH948,andwroughtcherubimכְּרוּבִֽים׃ סke.ru.VimH3742thereon.

15AlsohemadeH6213beforethehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsעַמּוּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982ofthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andfiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֕וֹת'a.MotH520high,andthecapitalthatwasonthetopרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218ofeachofthemwasfiveחָמֵֽשׁ׃ סcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

16AndhemadeH6213chainsשַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙shar.she.rOtH8333intheoracle,andputוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414themonthetopsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמֻּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;andhemadeH6213ahundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967pomegranatesH7416,andputוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414themonthechainsבַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃Ba.shar.she.RotH8333.

17Andhesetוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965upthepillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ha.'a.mu.DimH5982beforethetempleהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964,oneH259ontherightH3225handH3225,andtheotherontheleft;andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthatontherightH3225handH3225Jachin,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofthatontheleftBoazבֹּֽעַז׃ סBo.'azH1162.

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