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1 Kings 6:19-28

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.

23And within the oracleבַּדְּבִ֔ירba.de.VirH1687he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147cherubimsכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742ofoliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086, eachtenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.

24And fiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520wasthe oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259wingכְּנַ֤ףke.NafH3671of the cherubהַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.RuvH3742,and fiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145wingכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of the cherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742:from the uttermost partמִקְצ֥וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the one wingכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671unto the uttermost partקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the otherכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671weretenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.

25And the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenוְעֶ֙שֶׂר֙ve.'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520:bothלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742wereof oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259measureמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060and oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259sizeוְקֶ֥צֶבve.Ke.tzevH7095.

26The heightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967of the oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֑הba.'a.MahH520, and so was itof the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

27And he setוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֜יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742withinבְּת֣וֹךְ׀be.TokhH8432the innerהַפְּנִימִ֗יha.pe.ni.MiH6442houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and they stretched forthוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮vai.yif.re.SuH6566the wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִים֒ha.ke.ru.VimH3742,so that the wingכְּנַף־ke.naf-H3671of the oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259touchedוַתִּגַּ֤עva.ti.Ga'H5060the onewallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023,and the wingוּכְנַף֙u.khe.NafH3671of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742touchedנֹגַ֖עַתno.Ga.'atH5060the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145wallבַּקִּ֣ירba.KirH7023;and their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ve.khan.fei.HemH3671touchedנֹגְעֹ֖תno.ge.'OtH5060oneכָּנָ֥ףka.NafH3671anotherכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671in the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

28And he overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

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