King James Version
1 Kings 7:6-15
6And he madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a porchאוּלָ֤ם'u.LamH197of pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;the lengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof wasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520,and the breadthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520:and the porchוְאוּלָם֙ve.'u.LamH197wasbeforeH6440them: and the otherpillarsוְעַמֻּדִ֥יםve.'a.mu.DimH5982and the thick beamוְעָ֖בve.'AvH5646were before them.
7Then he madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213a porchוְאוּלָ֤םve.'u.LamH197for the throneהַכִּסֵּא֙ha.ki.Se'H3678where he might judgeיִשְׁפָּט־yish.pot-H8199, eventhe porchאֻלָ֥ם'u.LamH197of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941: and it wascoveredוְסָפ֣וּןve.sa.FunH5603with cedarבָּאֶ֔רֶזba.'E.rezH730from one side of the floorמֵהַקַּרְקַ֖עme.ha.kar.Ka'H7172to the otherהַקַּרְקָֽע׃ha.kar.Ka'H7172.
8And his houseוּבֵיתוֹ֩u.vei.ToH1004where he dweltיֵ֨שֶׁבYe.shevH3427hadanotherהָאַחֶ֗רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312courtחָצֵ֣רcha.TzerH2691withinמִבֵּית֙mi.BeitH1004the porchלָֽאוּלָ֔םla.'u.LamH197, whichwas of the like workכַּמַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥הka.ma.'a.SehH4639.Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010madeיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213also an houseוּבַ֜יִתu.Va.yitH1004for Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323,whom he had takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947to wife,like unto this porchכָּאוּלָ֖םka.'u.LamH197.
9All these were ofcostlyיְקָרֹת֙ye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68,according to the measuresכְּמִדֹּ֣תke.mi.DotH4060of hewed stonesגָּזִ֔יתga.ZitH1496,sawedמְגֹרָר֥וֹתme.go.ra.RotH1641with sawsבַּמְּגֵרָ֖הba.me.ge.RahH4050,withinמִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004and withoutוּמִח֑וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351,even from the foundationוּמִמַּסָּד֙u.mi.ma.SadH4527unto the copingהַטְּפָח֔וֹתha.te.fa.ChotH2947, and soon the outsideוּמִח֖וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351toward the greatהַגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691.
10And the foundationוּמְיֻסָּ֕דu.me.yu.SadH3245was ofcostlyיְקָר֖וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֥ים'a.va.NimH68,even greatגְּדֹל֑וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,stonesאַבְנֵי֙'av.NeiH68of tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520,and stonesוְאַבְנֵ֖יve.'av.NeiH68of eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.
12And the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419courtוְחָצֵ֨רve.cha.TzerH2691round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439waswith threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905of hewed stonesגָּזִ֔יתga.ZitH1496,and a rowוְט֖וּרve.TurH2905of cedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730beamsכְּרֻתֹ֣תke.ru.TotH3773,both for the innerהַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtוְלַחֲצַ֧רve.la.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and for the porchוּלְאֻלָ֥םu.le.'u.LamH197of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ פha.Ba.yitH1004.
14He wasa widow’sאִשָּׁה֩ אַלְמָנָ֨ה'i.Shah 'al.ma.NahH490H802sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and his fatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1wasa manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Tyreצֹרִי֮tzo.RiH6876,a workerחֹרֵ֣שׁcho.ReshH2790in brassנְחֹשֶׁת֒ne.cho.ShetH5178:and he was filledוַ֠יִּמָּלֵאVai.yi.ma.le'H4390with wisdomהַחָכְמָ֤הha.cha.khe.MahH2451,and understandingהַתְּבוּנָה֙ha.te.vu.NahH8394,and cunningהַדַּ֔עַתha.Da.'atH1847to workלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213all worksמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399in brassבַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178.And he cameוַיָּבוֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and wroughtוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213all his workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃me.lakh.ToH4399.
15For he castוַיָּ֛צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147pillarsH5982of brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,of eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240H8083cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520highקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967apieceהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259H5982:and a lineוְחוּט֙ve.ChutH2339of twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.teim- 'es.RehH6240H8147cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520did compassH5437eitherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145of them aboutH5437.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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