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1 Kings 6:2-10

2The houseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֜הba.NahH1129for the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068wassixtyשִׁשִּֽׁים־shi.shim-H8346cubitsאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520longאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753,twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitswideרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341,and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520highקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.

3The porticoוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197atעַל־'al-H5921the frontפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440of the main hallהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520longאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753,extending acrossעַל־ פְּנֵ֖י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the widthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of the templeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and projecting outרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520inעַל־'al-H5921frontפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the templeהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

4He also hadוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213narrowאֲטֻמִֽים׃'a.tu.MimH331windowsחַלּוֹנֵ֖יcha.lo.NeiH2474framed highשְׁקֻפִ֥יםshe.ku.FimH8261in the templeלַבָּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004.

5Againstעַל־'al-H5921the wallsקִ֨ירkirH7023of the templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and the inner sanctuaryלַֽהֵיכָ֖ל וְלַדְּבִ֑ירla.hei.Khal ve.la.de.VirH1964 H1687, Solomonbuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129a chambered structureיָצִ֙יעַ֙ya.tzo.a'H3326aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439אֶת־'et-H853קִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,in whichסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439he constructedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the side roomsצְלָע֖וֹתtze.la.'otH6763סָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

6The bottomהַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜הha.tach.to.NahH8481floorהַיָּצִ֨יעַhai.ya.tzo.a'H3326wasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֗הּra.che.BahH7341,the middle floorוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520רָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341,and the thirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992floorsevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520רָחְבָּ֑הּra.che.BahH7341.כִּ֡יkiH3588He also placedנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414offset ledgesמִגְרָעוֹת֩mig.ra.'OtH4052aroundסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439the outsideח֔וּצָהChu.tzahH2351of the templeלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004,so that nothingלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115would be insertedאֲחֹ֥ז'a.ChozH270intoהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004itswallsבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023.

7The templeוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004was constructedבְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹbe.hi.Ba.no.ToH1129usingנִבְנָ֑הniv.NahH1129finishedשְׁלֵמָ֥הshe.le.MahH8003stonesאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68cut at the quarryמַסָּ֖עma.Sa'H4551,so that noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717or chiselוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631oranyכָּל־kol-H3605otherironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270toolכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627was heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in the templeבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004while it was being builtבְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃be.hi.ba.no.ToH1129.

8The entranceפֶּ֗תַחPe.tachH6607to the bottomהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484floorהַצֵּלָע֙ha.tze.La'H6763was onאֶל־'el-H413the southהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.A stairwayוּבְלוּלִּ֗יםu.ve.lu.LimH3883led upיַֽעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927toעַל־'al-H5921the middle levelהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484,and fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480thereהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הha.ti.kho.NahH8484toאֶל־'el-H413the third floorהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ha.she.li.ShimH7992.

9So Solomon builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and finished itוַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huH3615,roofingוַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.PonH5603אֶת־'et-H853itהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004with beamsגֵּבִ֔יםge.VimH1356and planksוּשְׂדֵרֹ֖תu.se.de.RotH7713of cedarבָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ba.'a.ra.ZimH730.

10He builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853chambersהַיָּצִ֙יעַ֙hai.ya.tzo.a'H3326all alongעַל־ כָּל־'al- kol-H5921 H3605the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, eachfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקֽוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967and attachedוַיֶּאֱחֹ֥זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270אֶת־'et-H853to the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with beamsבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.

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