New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 6:2-10

2As for the houseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֜הba.NahH1129for the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,its lengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753wassixtyשִׁשִּֽׁים־shi.shim-H8346cubitsאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520and its widthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsand its heightקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520.

3The porchוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197in frontפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440of the naveהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520in lengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753,correspondingפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH5921 H6440to the widthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and itsdepthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341alongH5921the frontפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004wastenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520.

4Also for the houseלַבָּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213windowsחַלּוֹנֵ֖יcha.lo.NeiH2474with artisticframesשְׁקֻפִ֥יםshe.ku.FimH8261.

5Againstעַל־'al-H5921the wallקִ֨ירkirH7023of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004he builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129storiesH3330encompassingH5439the wallsקִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004aroundH5439both the naveלַֽהֵיכָ֖לla.hei.KhalH1964and theinnerH1687sanctuaryH1687;thus he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213sideH6763chambersH6763allH5439aroundH5439.

6The lowestהַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜הha.tach.to.NahH8481storyH3330wasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֗הּra.che.BahH7341,and the middleוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484wassixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341,and the thirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֑הּra.che.BahH7341;for on the outsideח֔וּצָהChu.tzahH2351hemadeנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414offsetsמִגְרָעוֹת֩mig.ra.'OtH4052in the wallof the houseלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004allH5439aroundH5439in order that the beams would notbe insertedאֲחֹ֥ז'a.ChozH270in the wallsבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7The houseוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,while it was being builtבְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹbe.hi.Ba.no.ToH1129,was builtנִבְנָ֑הniv.NahH1129of stoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68preparedשְׁלֵמָ֥הshe.le.MahH8003at the quarryמַסָּ֖עma.Sa'H4551,and there was neitherH3808hammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717norH3808axeוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631norH3808anyכָּל־kol-H3605ironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270toolכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004while it was being builtבְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃be.hi.ba.no.ToH1129.

8The doorwayפֶּ֗תַחPe.tachH6607for thelowestהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484sideH6763chamberH6763wason the rightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and they would goיַֽעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927up by windingH3883stairsH3883to the middleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484story,and from the middleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הha.ti.kho.NahH8484to the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ha.she.li.ShimH7992.

9Sohe builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and finishedוַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huH3615it; and he coveredוַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.PonH5603the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004with beamsגֵּבִ֔יםge.VimH1356andplanksוּשְׂדֵרֹ֖תu.se.de.RotH7713of cedarבָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ba.'a.ra.ZimH730.

10He also builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the storiesH3330againstעַל־'al-H5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,each fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקֽוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967; and theywere fastenedוַיֶּאֱחֹ֥זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270to the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with timbersבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.

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