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1 Kings 7:23-26

23He also madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853the Seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220of cast metalמוּצָ֑קmu.TzakH4165. It wascircular in shapeעָגֹ֣ל׀ סָבִ֗יב'a.Gol sa.VivH5696 H5439,measuring tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520from rimמִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmi.se.fa.ToH8193toעַד־'ad-H5704rimשְׂפָת֜וֹse.fa.ToH8193,fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520in heightקוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967,and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520in circumferenceיָסֹ֥בya.SoH6961 H5437אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853סָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

24Belowמִתַּ֨חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the rimלִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀lis.fa.ToH8193,ornamental budsוּפְקָעִים֩u.fe.ka.'ImH6497encircledסָבִיב֙ סֹבְבִ֣יםsa.Viv soe.VimH5439 H5437itאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,tenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235per cubitבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520all the wayמַקִּפִ֥יםma.ki.FimH5362אֶת־'et-H853aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439the Seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220הַפְּקָעִ֔יםha.pe.ka.'ImH6497,castיְצֻקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332in twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905as a part ofבִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ׃bi.tzu.ka.ToH3333the Sea.

25The Seastoodעֹמֵ֞ד'o.MedH5975onעַל־'al-H5921twelveשְׁנֵ֧י עָשָׂ֣רshe.Nei 'a.SarH8147 H6240oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹנִ֣ים׀fo.NimH6437northצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩u.she.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹנִ֨ים׀fo.NimH6437westיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220,threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀u.she.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437southנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217. The Seaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220rested on themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָ֑עְלָה'a.lei.Hem mil.Ma.'e.lahH5921 H4605,with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hindquartersאֲחֹֽרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cho.rei.HemH268toward the centerבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

26It was a handbreadthטֶ֔פַחTe.fachH2947thickוְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672,and its rimוּשְׂפָת֛וֹu.se.fa.ToH8193was fashionedכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639like the brimשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of a cupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563,like a lilyשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799blossomפֶּ֣רַחPe.rachH6525.It could holdיָכִֽיל׃ פya.KhilH3557two thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505bathsבַּ֖תbatH1324.

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