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1 Kings 6:14-22

14So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and finishedוַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ׃vay.kha.Le.huH3615it.

15And he builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129the wallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinמִבַּ֙יְתָה֙mi.Bay.tahH1004with boardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,both the floorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,and the wallsקִיר֣וֹתki.RotH7023of the cielingהַסִּפֻּ֔ןha.si.PunH5604: andhe coveredצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823themon the insideמִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004with woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,and coveredוַיְצַ֛ףvay.TzafH6823the floorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with planksבְּצַלְע֥וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of firבְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃be.ro.ShimH1265.

16And he builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520on the sidesמִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יmi.yar.ko.teiH3411of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,bothמִן־min-H4480the floorהַקַּרְקַ֖עha.kar.Ka'H7172and the wallsהַקִּיר֑וֹתha.ki.RotH7023with boardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730:he even builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129themfor it withinמִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004, evenfor the oracleלִדְבִ֔ירlid.VirH1687, evenfor the mostלְקֹ֖דֶשׁle.Ko.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944place.

17And the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, that is,the templeהַהֵיכָ֥לha.hei.KhalH1964beforeH3942it, was fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520long.

18And the cedarוְאֶ֤רֶזve.'E.rezH730of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withinפְּנִ֔ימָהpe.Ni.mahH6441wascarvedמִקְלַ֣עַתmik.La.'atH4734with knopsפְּקָעִ֔יםpe.ka.'ImH6497and openוּפְטוּרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731: all wascedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730;there was no stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68seenנִרְאָֽה׃nir.'AhH7200.

19And the oracleוּדְבִ֧ירu.de.VirH1687he preparedהֵכִ֑יןhe.KhinH3559inבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441,to setלְתִתֵּ֣ןle.ti.TenH5414there the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20And the oracleהַדְּבִ֡ירha.de.VirH1687in the forepartוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440wastwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520in lengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520in breadthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520in the heightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof: and he overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with pureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091; and socoveredוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823the altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196which was ofcedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.

21So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010overlaidוַיְצַ֨ףvay.TzafH6823the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441with pureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:and he made a partitionוַיְעַבֵּ֞רvay.'a.BerH5674by the chainsH7572of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the oracleהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687;and he overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

22And the whole houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004he overlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823with goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,until he had finishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552all the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:also the whole altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasby the oracleלַדְּבִ֖ירla.de.VirH1687he overlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

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