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1 Kings 7:23-37

23And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a moltenH3332seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520from the one brimמִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmi.se.fa.ToH8193to the otherשְׂפָת֜וֹse.fa.ToH8193: it wasroundעָגֹ֣ל׀'a.GolH5696all aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,and his heightקוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967wasfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520:and a lineוְקָו֙u.ke.vehH6961 H6957of thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520did compassיָסֹ֥בya.SoH5437it round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

24And under the brimלִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀lis.fa.ToH8193of it round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439there wereknopsוּפְקָעִים֩u.fe.ka.'ImH6497compassingסֹבְבִ֣יםsoe.VimH5437it, tenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235in a cubitבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,compassingמַקִּפִ֥יםma.ki.FimH5362the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439:the knopsהַפְּקָעִ֔יםha.pe.ka.'ImH6497werecastבִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ׃bi.tzu.ka.ToH3333in twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905,when it was castיְצֻקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332.

25It stoodעֹמֵ֞ד'o.MedH5975upon twelveשְׁנֵ֧י עָשָׂ֣רshe.Nei 'a.SarH6240 H8147oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969lookingפֹנִ֣ים׀fo.NimH6437toward the northצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingפֹנִ֨ים׀fo.NimH6437toward the westיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437toward the southנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437toward the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217:and the seaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220was setaboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon them, and all their hinder partsאֲחֹֽרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cho.rei.HemH268wereinwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

26And it wasan hand breadthטֶ֔פַחTe.fachH2947thickוְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672,and the brimוּשְׂפָת֛וֹu.se.fa.ToH8193thereof was wroughtכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639like the brimשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of a cupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563,with flowersפֶּ֣רַחPe.rachH6525of liliesשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799:it containedיָכִֽיל׃ פya.KhilH3557two thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505bathsבַּ֖תbatH1324.

27And he madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213tenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235basesהַמְּכֹנ֛וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350of brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520wasthe lengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259baseהַמְּכוֹנָ֣הha.me.kho.NahH4350,and fourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520the breadthרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341thereof, and threeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520the heightקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967of it.

28And the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the basesהַמְּכוֹנָ֖הha.me.kho.NahH4350was on this manner:they had bordersמִסְגְּרֹ֣תmis.ge.RotH4526,and the bordersוּמִסְגְּרֹ֖תu.mis.ge.RotH4526werebetween the ledgesהַשְׁלַבִּֽים׃hash.la.BimH7948:

29And on the bordersהַמִּסְגְּר֞וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526that werebetween the ledgesהַשְׁלַבִּ֗יםhash.la.BimH7948werelionsאֲרָי֤וֹת׀'a.ra.YotH738,oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,and cherubimsוּכְרוּבִ֔יםu.khe.ru.VimH3742:and upon the ledgesהַשְׁלַבִּ֖יםhash.la.BimH7948there wasa baseכֵּ֣ןkenH3653aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605:and beneath the lionsלַאֲרָי֣וֹתla.'a.ra.YotH738and oxenוְלַבָּקָ֔רve.la.ba.KarH1241werecertain additionsלֹי֖וֹתlo.YotH3914made of thinמוֹרָֽד׃mo.RadH4174workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639.

30And everyהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259baseלַמְּכוֹנָ֤הla.me.kho.NahH4350had fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֩ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702brasenנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178wheelsאוֹפַנֵּ֨י'o.fa.NeiH212,and platesוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633of brassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178:and the fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702cornersפַעֲמֹתָ֖יוfa.'a.mo.TavH6471thereof had undersettersכְּתֵפֹ֣תke.te.FotH3802:under the laverלַכִּיֹּר֙la.ki.YorH3595wereundersettersהַכְּתֵפֹ֣תha.ke.te.FotH3802moltenH3332,at the sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676of everyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376additionלֹיֽוֹת׃lo.YotH3914.

31And the mouthוּ֠פִיהוּU.fi.huH6310of it withinמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004the chapiterלַכֹּתֶ֤רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805and aboveוָמַ֙עְלָה֙va.Ma'.lahH4605wasa cubitH520:but the mouthוּפִ֙יהָ֙u.Fi.haH6310thereof wasroundעָגֹ֣ל'a.GolH5696afterthe workמַעֲשֵׂה־ma.'a.seh-H4639of the baseכֵ֔ןKhenH3653,a cubitH520and an halfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677:and also upon the mouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310of it weregravingsמִקְלָע֔וֹתmik.la.'otH4734with their bordersוּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶ֥םu.mis.ge.ro.tei.HemH4526,foursquareמְרֻבָּע֖וֹתme.ru.ba.'otH7251,not roundעֲגֻלּֽוֹת׃a.gu.LotH5696.

32And underלְמִתַּ֙חַת֙le.mi.Ta.chatH8478the bordersלַֽמִּסְגְּר֔וֹתla.mis.ge.RotH4526werefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםha.'o.fa.NimH212;and the axletreesוִיד֥וֹתvi.DotH3027of the wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212were joinedto the baseבַּמְּכוֹנָ֑הba.me.kho.NahH4350:and the heightוְקוֹמַת֙ve.ko.MatH6967of aהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259wheelהָאוֹפַ֣ןha.'o.FanH212wasa cubitאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520and halfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677a cubitהָאַמָּֽה׃ha.'a.MahH520.

33And the workוּמַֽעֲשֵׂה֙u.ma.'a.SehH4639of the wheelsהָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםha.'o.fa.NimH212waslike the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of a chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑הha.mer.ka.VahH4818wheelאוֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212:their axletreesיְדוֹתָ֣םye.do.TamH3027,and their navesוְגַבֵּיהֶ֗םve.ga.bei.HemH1354,and their felloesוְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶ֛םve.chi.shu.kei.HemH2839,and their spokesוְחִשֻּׁרֵיהֶ֖םve.chi.shu.rei.HemH2840, wereall moltenמוּצָֽק׃mu.TzakH3332.

34And there werefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702undersettersכְּתֵפ֔וֹתke.te.FotH3802to the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֔וֹתpi.NotH6438of oneהָֽאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259baseהַמְּכֹנָ֖הha.me.kho.NahH4350: andthe undersettersכְּתֵפֶֽיהָ׃ke.te.Fei.haH3802wereof the very baseהַמְּכֹנָ֖הha.me.kho.NahH4350itself.

35And in the topוּבְרֹ֣אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of the baseהַמְּכוֹנָ֗הha.me.kho.NahH4350was therea roundעָגֹ֣ל׀'a.GolH5696compassסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439of halfחֲצִ֧יcha.TziH2677a cubitהָאַמָּ֛הha.'a.MahH520highקוֹמָ֖הko.MahH6967:and on the topרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of the baseהַמְּכֹנָה֙ha.me.kho.NahH4350the ledgesיְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.haH3027thereof and the bordersוּמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֖יהָu.mis.ge.ro.Tei.haH4526thereof were of the same.

36For on the platesהַלֻּחֹת֙ha.lu.ChotH3871of the ledgesיְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.haH3027thereof, and on the bordersמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֔יהָmis.ge.ro.tei.haH4526thereof, he gravedוַיְפַתַּ֤חvay.fa.TachH6605cherubimsכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742,lionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,and palm treesוְתִמֹרֹ֑תve.ti.mo.RotH8561,according to the proportionH4626of every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,and additionsוְלֹי֖וֹתve.lo.YotH3914round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

37After this mannerhe madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213the tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235basesהַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350:all of them had oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259castingמוּצָ֨קmu.TzakH4165,oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259measureמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060, andoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259sizeקֶ֥צֶבKe.tzevH7095.

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