New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 6:23-27

23Also in the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147cherubimכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742of oliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086,each tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.

24Fiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520wasthe oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259wingכְּנַ֤ףke.NafH3671of the cherubהַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.RuvH3742and fiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145wingכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of the cherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742;from the endמִקְצ֥וֹתmik.TzotH7098of one wingכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671to the endקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the other wingכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671weretenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.

25The otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenוְעֶ֙שֶׂר֙ve.'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520;bothלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742were of the sameאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259measureמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060and the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259formוְקֶ֥צֶבve.Ke.tzevH7095.

26The heightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967of the oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֑הba.'a.MahH520,and soוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651wasthe otherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

27He placedוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֜יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְ׀be.TokhH8432of the innerהַפְּנִימִ֗יha.pe.ni.MiH6442houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andthe wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִים֒ha.ke.ru.VimH3742were spreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮vai.yif.re.SuH6566out, so that the wingכְּנַף־ke.naf-H3671of the oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259was touchingוַתִּגַּ֤עva.ti.Ga'H5060the onewallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023,and the wingוּכְנַף֙u.khe.NafH3671of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742was touchingנֹגַ֖עַתno.Ga.'atH5060the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145wallבַּקִּ֣ירba.KirH7023.So their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ve.khan.fei.HemH3671were touchingנֹגְעֹ֖תno.ge.'OtH5060eachכָּנָ֥ףka.NafH3671otherכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671in the centerתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

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