Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 7:13-22

13Now Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971to bringוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Huramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438אֶת־'et-H853from Tyreמִצֹּֽר׃mi.TzorH6865.

14Heה֜וּאhu'H1931wasthe son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121a widowאִשָּׁה֩ אַלְמָנָ֨ה'i.Shah 'al.ma.NahH490 H802from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and his fatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1was a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Tyreצֹרִי֮tzo.RiH6876,a craftsmanH2794in bronzeנְחֹשֶׁת֒ne.cho.ShetH5178.Huram had greatוַ֠יִּמָּלֵאVai.yi.ma.le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853skillהַחָכְמָ֤הha.cha.khe.MahH2451וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,understandingהַתְּבוּנָה֙ha.te.vu.NahH8394וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and knowledgeהַדַּ֔עַת לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתha.Da.'at la.'a.SotH1847 H6213for every kindכָּל־kol-H3605of bronzeבַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399.So he cameוַיָּבוֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010and carried outוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605his workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃me.lakh.ToH4399.

15He castוַיָּ֛צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696אֶת־'et-H853twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178הָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982,eachהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520highקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967and twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147 H6240cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520in circumferenceוְחוּט֙ יָסֹ֖בve.Chut ya.SoH2339 H5437אֶת־'et-H853הָעַמּ֥וּדha.'a.MudH5982הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145.

16He also madeעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213twoוּשְׁתֵּ֨יu.she.TeiH8147capitalsכֹתָרֹ֜תkho.ta.RotH3805of castמֻצַ֣קmu.TzakH4165bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178to setלָתֵ֛תla.TetH5414onעַל־'al-H5921topרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982, eachהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259capitalהַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805קוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520highקוֹמַ֖תko.MatH6967וְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568אַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.

17For the capitalsלַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔תla.Ko.ta.RotH3805אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982he madeמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639a networkשְׂבָכִ֞יםse.va.KhimH7639of latticeשְׂבָכָ֗הse.va.KhahH7639,with wreathsגְּדִלִים֙ge.di.LimH1434ofמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639chainworkשַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹתshar.she.RotH8333,sevenשִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'AhH7651forהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259eachcapitalלַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805וְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651לַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145.

18Likewise, he madeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982with twoוּשְׁנֵי֩u.she.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִ֨יםtu.RimH2905of pomegranatesהָֽרִמֹּנִ֔יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416aroundסָבִ֜יב עַל־sa.Viv 'al-H5439 H5921eachהָאֶחָ֗תha.'e.ChatH259gratingהַשְּׂבָכָ֣הha.se.va.KhahH7639to coverלְכַסּ֤וֹתle.kha.SotH3680אֶת־'et-H853each capitalהַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙ha.ko.ta.RotH3805אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834atopעַל־ רֹ֣אשׁ'al- roshH5921 H7218the pillarsעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213וְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145לַכֹּתֶ֖רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805.

19And the capitalsוְכֹֽתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834atopעַל־ רֹ֣אשׁ'al- roshH5921 H7218the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982in the porticoבָּֽאוּלָ֑םba.'u.LamH197were shapedמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639like liliesשׁוּשַׁ֣ןshu.ShanH7799,fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520high.

20Onעַל־'al-H5921the capitalsוְכֹתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805of bothשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982גַּם־gam-H1571,justמִלְּעֻמַּ֣תmi.le.'u.MatH5980aboveמִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alH4605the rounded projectionהַבֶּ֔טֶןha.Be.tenH990אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834next toלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676the networkהַשְּׂבָכָ֑הha.se.va.khahH7639, werethe two hundredמָאתַ֙יִם֙ma.Ta.yimH3967pomegranatesוְהָרִמּוֹנִ֤יםve.ha.ri.mo.NimH7416in rowsטֻרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905encirclingסָבִ֔יב עַ֖לsa.Viv 'alH5439 H5921each capitalהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.ko.Te.ret ha.she.NitH3805 H8145.

21Thus he set upוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965אֶת־'et-H853the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982at the porticoלְאֻלָ֖םle.'u.LamH197of the templeהַֽהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964.The pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982וַיָּ֜קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965אֶת־'et-H853to the southהַיְמָנִ֗יhay.ma.NiH3233he namedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853שְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Jachinיָכִ֔יןya.KhinH3199,and the pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982וַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965אֶת־'et-H853to the northהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יha.se.ma.LiH8042he namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853שְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Boazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

22Andוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921the topsרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982were shapedמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639like liliesשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799.So the workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982was completedוַתִּתֹּ֖םva.ti.TomH8552.

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