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1 Kings 7:23-37

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.

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