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1 Kings 6:3-23

3Andtheporchוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197,infrontofthetempleofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520inlengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753,infrontofthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004broadways, [and]tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520wasitsbreadthH7341,infrontofthehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

4Andforthehouseלַבָּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004hemadeH6213closedwindowsחַלּוֹנֵ֖יcha.lo.NeiH2474withfixed lattices.

5Andagainstthewallקִ֨ירkirH7023ofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004hebuiltH1129floorsroundH5439about, [against]thewallsקִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,roundH5439aboutthetempleandtheoracle;andhemadeH6213side-chambersroundH5439about.

6Thelowestfloorwasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520broad,andthemiddleוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484onewassixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520broad,andthethirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520broad;forinthe[thicknessofthewallבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023of]thehouseלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004hemadeH5414resetsroundH5439aboutoutside,thatnothingshouldbefastenedinthewallsH7023ofthehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7Andthehouseוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,whenitwasbeingbuiltH1129,wasbuiltH1129ofstoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68entirelymadereadybeforeitwasbrought thither;sothattherewasneitherhammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717noraxeוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631noranytoolofironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270heardH8085inthehouseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whileitwasbeingbuiltH1129.

8Theentranceפֶּ֗תַחPe.tachH6607totheside-chambersofthemiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484[floor]wasintherightH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andtheywentH5927upbywindingstairsintothemiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484[floor],andoutofthemiddleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הha.ti.kho.NahH8484intothethirdH7992.

9AndhebuiltH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huH3615it;andcoveredוַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.PonH5603thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withbeamsandboardsofcedar.

10AndhebuiltH1129thefloorsagainstallthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520high;andtheyheldH270tothehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004bythetimbersofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.

11Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Astothishouseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichthou artbuildingבֹנֶ֗הvo.NehH1129,ifthou wilt walkinmystatutesH2708,andpractise mineordinancesH4941,andkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥ve.sha.mar.TaH8104allmycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687towalkinthem,thenwillIperformmywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697astotheewhichIspokeH1696untoDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1;

13andIwilldwellוְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔יve.Sha.khan.TiH7931amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwillnotforsakeH5800mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010builtH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ׃vay.kha.Le.huH3615it.

15AndhebuiltH1129thewallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023ofthehouseH1004withinwithboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,fromthefloorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172ofthehouseH1004tothewallsקִיר֣וֹתki.RotH7023oftheroof;heoverlaidH6823[them]ontheinsideH1004withwoodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,andoverlaidH6823thefloorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172ofthehouseH1004withboardsבְּצַלְע֥וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcypressH1265.

16AndhebuiltH1129twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520oftheinnermostמִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יmi.yar.ko.teiH3411partH3411ofthehouseH1004,bothfloorהַקַּרְקַ֖עha.kar.Ka'H7172andwallsהַקִּיר֑וֹתha.ki.RotH7023,withboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730;andhebuiltH1129[them]foritwithin,to[be]theoracle,themostholyH6944placeH6944.

17Andthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,thatis,thetemplebeforeit,wasH1961fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520[long].

18Andthecedarוְאֶ֤רֶזve.'E.rezH730ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withinwascarvedwithcolocynthsandhalf-open flowers:allwascedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730;therewasnostoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68seenH7200.

19AndhepreparedH3559theoracleinthemidstH8432ofthehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004within,tosetH5414therethearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah.

20Andtheoracle withinwastwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520inlengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520inbreadthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341,andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520intheheightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof;andheoverlaidH6823itwithpureH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;andheoverlaidH6823thecedar-woodaltarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196—

21andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010overlaidוַיְצַ֨ףvay.TzafH6823thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinwithpureH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,andshutH5462offtheoracleinfrontwithchainsofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,andoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823itwithgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

22Andthewholehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004heoverlaidH6823withgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,thewholehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004entirely;alsothewholealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatwasbytheoracleheoverlaidH6823withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

23AndhemadeH6213intheoracletwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147cherubimכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742ofolive-wood,tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520high;

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