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1 Kings 7:23-37

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.

27In addition, he madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853tenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235movable standsהַמְּכֹנ֛וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,eachהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259הַמְּכוֹנָ֣הha.me.kho.NahH4350fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520longאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,fourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341,and threeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520highקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967.

28Thisוְזֶ֛הve.ZehH2088was the designמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the standsהַמְּכוֹנָ֖הha.me.kho.NahH4350:They had side panelsH4526attachedבֵּ֥יןbeinH996to uprightsהַשְׁלַבִּֽים׃hash.la.BimH7948,

29and onוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921the panelsהַמִּסְגְּר֞וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the uprightsהַשְׁלַבִּ֗יםhash.la.BimH7948were lionsאֲרָי֤וֹת׀'a.ra.YotH738,oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,and cherubimוּכְרוּבִ֔יםu.khe.ru.VimH3742.Onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the uprightsהַשְׁלַבִּ֖יםhash.la.BimH7948was a pedestalכֵּ֣ןkenH3653aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,and belowוּמִתַּ֙חַת֙u.mi.Ta.chatH8478the lionsלַאֲרָי֣וֹתla.'a.ra.YotH738and oxenוְלַבָּקָ֔רve.la.ba.KarH1241were wreathsלֹי֖וֹתlo.YotH3914of beveledמוֹרָֽד׃mo.RadH4174workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639.

30Eachהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259standלַמְּכוֹנָ֤הla.me.kho.NahH4350had fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֩ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702bronzeנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178wheelsאוֹפַנֵּ֨י'o.fa.NeiH212with bronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178axlesוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633and a basinלַכִּיֹּר֙la.ki.YorH3595resting onכְּתֵפֹ֣תke.te.FotH3802מִתַּ֤חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702supportsפַעֲמֹתָ֖יו הַכְּתֵפֹ֣תfa.'a.mo.Tav ha.ke.te.FotH6471 H3802יְצֻק֔וֹתye.tzu.KotH3333,with wreathsלֹיֽוֹת׃lo.YotH3914at eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676.

31The openingוּ֠פִיהוּU.fi.huH6310to each standinsideמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004the crownלַכֹּתֶ֤רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805at the topוָמַ֙עְלָה֙va.Ma'.lahH4605wasone cubitבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520deep,with a roundעָגֹ֣ל'a.GolH5696openingוּפִ֙יהָ֙u.Fi.haH6310like the designמַעֲשֵׂה־ma.'a.seh-H4639of a pedestalכֵ֔ןKhenH3653,a cubitאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520and a halfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677wideהָֽאַמָּ֑הha.'a.MahH520.Andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571aroundעַל־'al-H5921its openingפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310wereengravingsמִקְלָע֔וֹתmik.la.'otH4734,but the panels of the stands wereוּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶ֥םu.mis.ge.ro.tei.HemH4526squareמְרֻבָּע֖וֹתme.ru.ba.'otH7251,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808roundעֲגֻלּֽוֹת׃a.gu.LotH5696.

32There were fourוְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםha.'o.fa.NimH212underלְמִתַּ֙חַת֙le.mi.Ta.chatH8478the panelsלַֽמִּסְגְּר֔וֹתla.mis.ge.RotH4526,and the axlesוִיד֥וֹתvi.DotH3027of the wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212were attached to the standבַּמְּכוֹנָ֑הba.me.kho.NahH4350;eachהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259wheelהָאוֹפַ֣ןha.'o.FanH212wasa cubitאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520and a halfוַחֲצִ֥י הָאַמָּֽה׃va.cha.Tzi ha.'a.MahH2677 H520in diameterוְקוֹמַת֙ve.ko.MatH6967.

33The wheelsהָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםha.'o.fa.NimH212were madeוּמַֽעֲשֵׂה֙u.ma.'a.SehH4639likeכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הke.ma.'a.SehH4639chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑הha.mer.ka.VahH4818wheelsאוֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212;their axlesיְדוֹתָ֣םye.do.TamH3027,rimsוְגַבֵּיהֶ֗םve.ga.bei.HemH1354,spokesוְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶ֛םve.chi.shu.kei.HemH2839,and hubsוְחִשֻּׁרֵיהֶ֖םve.chi.shu.rei.HemH2840were allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605of cast metalמוּצָֽק׃mu.TzakH3332.

34Eachהָֽאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259standהַמְּכֹנָ֖הha.me.kho.NahH4350hadאֶ֚ל'elH413fourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702handlesכְּתֵפ֔וֹתke.te.FotH3802, one for eachאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornerפִּנּ֔וֹתpi.NotH6438,projectingכְּתֵפֶֽיהָ׃ke.te.Fei.haH3802fromמִן־min-H4480the standהַמְּכֹנָ֖הha.me.kho.NahH4350.

35At the topוּבְרֹ֣אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of each standהַמְּכוֹנָ֗הha.me.kho.NahH4350wasa circularעָגֹ֣ל׀'a.GolH5696bandסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439halfחֲצִ֧יcha.TziH2677a cubitהָאַמָּ֛הha.'a.MahH520highקוֹמָ֖הko.MahH6967.The supportsיְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.haH3027and panelsוּמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֖יהָu.mis.ge.ro.Tei.haH4526were cast as a unitמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480withוְעַ֨לve.'AlH5921the topרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of the standהַמְּכֹנָה֙ha.me.kho.NahH4350.

36He engravedוַיְפַתַּ֤חvay.fa.TachH6605cherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742,lionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,and palm treesוְתִמֹרֹ֑תve.ti.mo.RotH8561onעַל־'al-H5921the surfacesהַלֻּחֹת֙ha.lu.ChotH3871of the supportsיְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.haH3027andוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921panelsמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֔יהָmis.ge.ro.tei.haH4526,wherever eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376had spaceכְּמַֽעַר־ke.ma.'ar-H4629,with wreathsוְלֹי֖וֹתve.lo.YotH3914all aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

37In this wayכָּזֹ֣אתka.ZotH2063he madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213אֵ֖ת'etH853the tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235standsהַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,eachלְכֻלָּֽהְנָה׃ סle.khu.La.he.nahH3605with the sameאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259castingמוּצָ֨ק אַחַ֛תmu.Tzak 'a.ChatH4165 H259,dimensionsמִדָּ֥ה אֶחָ֖דmi.Dah 'e.ChadH4060 H259,and shapeקֶ֥צֶבKe.tzevH7095.

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