New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 6:23-33

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.

28He also overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

29Then he carvedקָלַ֗עka.La'H7049allכָּל־kol-H3605the wallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundמֵסַ֣ב׀me.SavH4524aboutH4524with carvedH6603engravingsH6603of cherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742,palmוְתִֽמֹרֹ֔תve.ti.mo.RotH8561treesH8561,and openוּפְטוּרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731,innerH6441and outerוְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ve.la.chi.TzonH2435sanctuaries.

30He overlaidצִפָּ֣הtzi.PahH6823the floorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,innerלִפְנִ֖ימָהlif.Ni.mahH6441and outerוְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ve.la.chi.TzonH2435sanctuaries.

31For the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687he madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of oliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086,the lintelהָאַ֥יִלha.'A.yilH352andfive-sidedחֲמִשִֽׁית׃cha.mi.ShitH2549doorpostsמְזוּז֖וֹתme.zu.ZotH4201.

32So he madetwoוּשְׁתֵּי֮u.she.TeiH8147doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of oliveשֶׁמֶן֒she.MenH8081woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086,and he carvedוְקָלַ֣עve.ka.La'H7049on them carvingsמִקְלְע֨וֹתmik.le.'otH4734of cherubimכְּרוּבִ֧יםke.ru.VimH3742,palmוְתִמֹר֛וֹתve.ti.mo.RotH8561treesH8561,and openוּפְטוּרֵ֥יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֖יםtzi.TzimH6731,and overlaidוְצִפָּ֣הve.tzi.PahH6823them with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;and he spreadוַיָּ֛רֶדvai.Ya.redH7286the goldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091on the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742and on the palmהַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹתha.ti.mo.RotH8561treesH8561.

33Soוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651also he madeעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213for the entranceלְפֶ֥תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of the naveהַֽהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964four-sidedרְבִעִֽית׃re.vi.'ItH7243doorpostsמְזוּז֣וֹתme.zu.ZotH4201of oliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086

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