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1 Kings 6:16-20

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.

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