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1 Kings 6:9-18

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.

11And the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Concerningthis houseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004which thou art in buildingבֹנֶ֗הvo.NehH1129,if thou wilt walkH3212in my statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַי֙be.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and executeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥ve.sha.mar.TaH8104all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687to walkH3212in them; then will I performוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my wordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697with thee, which I spakeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1:

13And I will dwellוְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔יve.Sha.khan.TiH7931amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and will not forsakeאֶעֱזֹ֖ב'e.'e.ZoH5800my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

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