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1 Kings 6:2-10

2And the houseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004which kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֜הba.NahH1129for the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,the lengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof wasthreescoreשִׁשִּֽׁים־shi.shim-H8346cubitsאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520,and the breadthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubits,and the heightקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereof thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520.

3And the porchוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197beforeH6440the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520wasthe lengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, according to the breadthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; andtenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520wasthe breadthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof before the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

4And for the houseלַבָּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213windowsחַלּוֹנֵ֖יcha.lo.NeiH2474of narrowאֲטֻמִֽים׃'a.tu.MimH331lightsשְׁקֻפִ֥יםshe.ku.FimH8261.

5And against the wallקִ֨ירkirH7023of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004he builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129chambersיָצִ֙יעַ֙ya.tzo.a'H3326round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439, againstthe wallsקִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439, bothof the templeלַֽהֵיכָ֖לla.hei.KhalH1964and of the oracleוְלַדְּבִ֑ירve.la.de.VirH1687:and he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213chambersצְלָע֖וֹתtze.la.'otH6763round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439:

6The nethermostהַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜הha.tach.to.NahH8481chamberהַיָּצִ֨יעַhai.ya.tzo.a'H3326wasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520broadרָחְבָּ֗הּra.che.BahH7341,and the middleוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484wassixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520broadרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341,and the thirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520broadרָחְבָּ֑הּra.che.BahH7341: for without in the wallofח֔וּצָהChu.tzahH2351the houseלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004he madeנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414narrowed restsמִגְרָעוֹת֩mig.ra.'OtH4052round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439, that the beamsshould not be fastenedאֲחֹ֥ז'a.ChozH270in the wallsבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7And the houseוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,when it was in buildingבְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹbe.hi.Ba.no.ToH1129,was builtנִבְנָ֑הniv.NahH1129of stoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68made readyשְׁלֵמָ֥הshe.le.MahH8003before it was broughtמַסָּ֖עma.Sa'H4551thither: so that there was neither hammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717nor axeוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631norany toolכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627of ironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,while it was in buildingבְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃be.hi.ba.no.ToH1129.

8The doorפֶּ֗תַחPe.tachH6607for the middleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484chamberהַצֵּלָע֙ha.tze.La'H6763wasin the rightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and they went upיַֽעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927with winding stairsוּבְלוּלִּ֗יםu.ve.lu.LimH3883into the middleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484chamber,and out of the middleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הha.ti.kho.NahH8484into the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ha.she.li.ShimH7992.

9So he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and finishedוַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huH3615it; and coveredוַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.PonH5603the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004with beamsגֵּבִ֔יםge.VimH1356and boardsוּשְׂדֵרֹ֖תu.se.de.RotH7713of cedarבָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ba.'a.ra.ZimH730.

10And thenhe builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129chambersהַיָּצִ֙יעַ֙hai.ya.tzo.a'H3326against all the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקֽוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967:and they restedוַיֶּאֱחֹ֥זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270on the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withtimberבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.

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