New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 6:9-18

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.

11Now the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Concerningthisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are buildingבֹנֶ֗הvo.NehH1129,ifאִם־'im-H518you will walkתֵּלֵ֤ךְte.LekhH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַי֙be.chu.ko.TaiH2708and executeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941and keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥ve.sha.mar.TaH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687by walkingלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in them, then I will carryוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965out My wordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697with you whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732your fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.

13I will dwellוְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔יve.Sha.khan.TiH7931amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andwill not forsakeאֶעֱזֹ֖ב'e.'e.ZoH5800My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

14So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and finishedוַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ׃vay.kha.Le.huH3615it.

15Then hebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129the wallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004on the insideמִבַּ֙יְתָה֙mi.Bay.tahH4480 H1004with boardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730;from the floorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004to theceilingקִיר֣וֹת הַסִּפֻּ֔ןki.Rot ha.si.PunH7023 H5604he overlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823the wallson the insideמִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yitH4480 H1004with woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,and he overlaidוַיְצַ֛ףvay.TzafH6823the floorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with boardsבְּצַלְע֥וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of cypressבְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃be.ro.ShimH1265.

16He builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520on the rearH3411partמִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יmi.yar.ko.teiH3411of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004with boardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730from the floorהַקַּרְקַ֖עha.kar.Ka'H7172to theceilingהַקִּיר֑וֹתha.ki.RotH7023;he builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129themfor it on the insideמִן־ מִבַּ֣יִתmin- mi.Ba.yitH4480 H1004as an innerH1687sanctuaryH1687, even asthe mostH6944holyH6944placeH6944.

17The houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,that is, the naveהַהֵיכָ֥לha.hei.KhalH1964in frontלִפְנָֽי׃lif.NaiH6440of the inner sanctuary,was fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520long.

18There was cedarוְאֶ֤רֶזve.'E.rezH730on the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withinפְּנִ֔ימָהpe.Ni.mahH6441,carvedמִקְלַ֣עַתmik.La.'atH4734in the shape ofgourdsפְּקָעִ֔יםpe.ka.'ImH6497and openוּפְטוּרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731;allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605was cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730,thereH369was noH369stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68seenנִרְאָֽה׃nir.'AhH7200.

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