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1 Kings 7:13-45

13Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971andfetchedHiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438outofTyreמִצֹּֽר׃mi.TzorH6865.

14Hewasawidow'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321,andhisfatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1wasamanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofTyre,aworkerinbrass;andhewasfullH4390ofwisdomהַחָכְמָ֤הha.cha.khe.MahH2451andunderstandingH8394andknowledgeהַדַּ֔עַתha.Da.'atH1847,todoallkindsofworksinbrass.AndhecameH935tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,andmadeH6213allhisworkH4399.

15AndheformedthetwoH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982ofbrass;theheightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967ofoneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982waseighteencubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520,andalineוְחוּט֙ve.ChutH2339oftwelvecubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520encompassedthesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145pillarהָעַמּ֥וּדha.'a.MudH5982.

16AndhemadeH6213twoוּשְׁתֵּ֨יu.she.TeiH8147capitalsכֹתָרֹ֜תkho.ta.RotH3805ofmoltenbrass,tosetH5414uponthetopsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218ofthepillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;theheightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967oftheoneהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259capitalהַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520,andtheheightקוֹמַ֖תko.MatH6967oftheothercapitalהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520;

17[and]netsofchecker-work,wreathsofchain-work,forthecapitalsלַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔תla.Ko.ta.RotH3805whichwereuponthetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;sevenשִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'AhH7651fortheoneהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259capitalלַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651fortheothercapitalלַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805.

18AndhemadeH6213pomegranatesH7416, namelytwoוּשְׁנֵי֩u.she.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִ֨יםtu.RimH2905roundH5439aboutupontheoneהָאֶחָ֗תha.'e.ChatH259networkהַשְּׂבָכָ֣הha.se.va.KhahH7639,tocoverלְכַסּ֤וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thecapitalsהַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙ha.ko.ta.RotH3805thatwereuponthetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;andsohedidfortheothercapitalלַכֹּתֶ֖רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805.

19Andthecapitalsוְכֹֽתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805thatwereuponthetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982wereoflily-work [as]intheporchבָּֽאוּלָ֑םba.'u.LamH197,fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.

20Andthecapitalsוְכֹתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805uponthetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,abovealsoגַּם־gam-H1571,closeH5980totheenlargementwhichwasbehindthenetworkהַשְּׂבָכָ֑הha.se.va.khahH7639,hadtwoH8147hundredמָאתַ֙יִם֙ma.Ta.yimH3967pomegranatesH7416inrowsטֻרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905roundH5439about, [alsoH1571]ontheothercapitalהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805.

21Andhesetוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965upthepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982fortheporchלְאֻלָ֖םle.'u.LamH197ofthetempleהַֽהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964;andhesetוַיָּ֜קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965uptherightH3233pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itsnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Jachin;andhesetוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965uptheleftpillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itsnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Boazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

22Anduponthetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982waslily-work;andtheworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982wasfinishedH8552.

23AndhemadeH6213theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220, molten,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520frombrimtobrim,roundH5439allabout;anditsheightקוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967wasfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520;andalineofthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520encompasseditroundH5439about.

24AndunderthebrimofitroundH5439abouttherewerecolocynths,encompassingit,tenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235inacubitבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520enclosingtheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220roundH5439about;twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905ofcolocynths,castיְצֻקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332whenitwascastH3332.

25Itstoodעֹמֵ֞ד'o.MedH5975upontwelveoxenH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardthenorthצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardthewestיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220,andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardthesouthנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardtheeastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217;andtheseaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220wasaboveuponthem,andalltheirhinderpartsH268wereinward.

26Anditsthicknessוְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672wasa hand-breadth,anditsbrimwasliketheworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639ofthebrimofacupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563,withlily-blossoms; itheldH3557twothousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505bathsבַּ֖תbatH1324.

27AndhemadeH6213tenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235basesofbrass:fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520wasthelengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofoneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259base,andthebreadthרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341fourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520,andtheheightקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967threeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520.

28Andtheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofthebaseswasthis:theyhadpanels,andthepanelswerebetweenthefillets.

29Andonthepanelsthatwerebetweenthefilletswerelionsאֲרָי֤וֹת׀'a.ra.YotH738,oxenH1241andcherubimוּכְרוּבִ֔יםu.khe.ru.VimH3742;andoverthefilletstherewasabaseכֵּ֣ןkenH3653above;andbeneaththelionsלַאֲרָי֣וֹתla.'a.ra.YotH738andoxenH1241weregarlandsoffestoon-work.

30Andeverybasehadfourוְאַרְבָּעָה֩ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702wheelsאוֹפַנֵּ֨י'o.fa.NeiH212ofbrass,andaxlesofbrass;andonitsfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702cornerswereshoulder-pieces:underthelaverלַכִּיֹּר֙la.ki.YorH3595wereshoulder-pieces molten, behindeverygarland.

31AndthemouthH6310ofitwithinthecrownandabovewasacubitH520;anditsmouthH6310wasrounded, [as]theworkמַעֲשֵׂה־ma.'a.seh-H4639ofthebaseכֵ֔ןKhenH3653,acubitH520andahalfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677;andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571uponitsmouthH6310wassculpture;buttheirpanelsweresquareמְרֻבָּע֖וֹתme.ru.ba.'otH7251,notroundH5696.

32Andthefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wereunderthepanels;andthesupportsofthewheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wereinthebase;andtheheightוְקוֹמַת֙ve.ko.MatH6967ofawheelהָאוֹפַ֣ןha.'o.FanH212wasacubitאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520andhalfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677acubitהָאַמָּֽה׃ha.'a.MahH520.

33Andtheworkוּמַֽעֲשֵׂה֙u.ma.'a.SehH4639ofthewheelsהָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wasliketheworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הke.ma.'a.SehH4639ofachariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑הha.mer.ka.VahH4818wheelאוֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212:theirsupports,andtheirrimsוְגַבֵּיהֶ֗םve.ga.bei.HemH1354,andtheirspokesandtheirnaveswereallmolten.

34Andtherewerefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702shoulder-piecestothefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֔וֹתpi.NotH6438ofoneהָֽאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259base;ofthebase itselfwereitsshoulder-pieces.

35Andinthetopוּבְרֹ֣אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218ofthebase therewasacircularelevationofhalfחֲצִ֧יcha.TziH2677acubitהָאַמָּ֛הha.'a.MahH520roundH5439about;andonthetopרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofthebaseitsstaysanditspanelswereofthesame.

36AndheengravedH6605ontheplatesofitsstaysandonitspanelscherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742,lionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738andpalm-trees,accordingtothespaceuponeach;andgarlandswereroundH5439about.

37Afterthis[manner]hemadeH6213thetenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235bases:allofthemhadoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259castingמוּצָ֨קmu.TzakH4165,oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259measure,oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259form.

38AndhemadeH6213tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235laversofbrass:oneH259laverH3595containedfortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705bathsבַּ֜תbatH1324;everylaverH3595wasfourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520;uponeveryoneH259ofthetenלְעֶ֖שֶׂרle.'E.serH6235basesoneH259laverH3595.

39AndheputH5414thebases,fiveחָמֵ֞שׁcha.MeshH2568ontherightH3225sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,andfiveוְחָמֵ֛שׁve.cha.MeshH2568ontheleftsideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andhesetH5414theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220ontherightH3225sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004eastward,overagainstthesouthנֶֽגֶב׃ סNe.gevH5045.

40AndHiramחִיר֔וֹםchi.RomH2438madeH6213thelavers,andtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֖יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,andthebowlsהַמִּזְרָק֑וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219.SoHiramחִירָ֗םchi.RamH2438endedH3615doingalltheworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399thathemadeH6213forkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010[for]thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah:

41twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsעַמֻּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982,andtheglobesofthecapitalsהַכֹּתָרֹ֛תha.ko.ta.RotH3805thatwereonthetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,twoשְׁתָּ֑יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147;andthetwoשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147networksוְהַשְּׂבָכ֣וֹתve.ha.se.va.KhotH7639,tocoverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147globesofthecapitalsהַכֹּֽתָרֹ֔תha.ko.ta.RotH3805whichwereonthetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;

42andthefourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967pomegranatesH7416forthetwoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147networksהַשְּׂבָכ֑וֹתha.se.va.KhotH7639,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147rowsטוּרִ֤יםtu.RimH2905ofpomegranatesH7416foroneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259networkלַשְּׂבָכָ֣הla.se.va.KhahH7639,tocoverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147globesofthecapitalsהַכֹּֽתָרֹ֔תha.ko.ta.RotH3805whichwereuponthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;

43andthetenעָ֑שֶׂר'A.serH6235bases,andthetenעֲשָׂרָ֖ה'a.sa.RahH6235laversonthebases;

44andoneהָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,andthetwelveoxenH1241undertheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220;

45andthepotsהַסִּיר֨וֹתha.si.RotH5518,andtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,andthebowlsהַמִּזְרָק֗וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219.AndallthesethingsH428,whichHiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438madeH6213kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010forthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,wereofbrightbrass.

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