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1 Kings 7:23-39

23Now he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220ofcastH3332metaltenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520from brimמִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmi.se.fa.ToH8193to brimשְׂפָת֜וֹse.fa.ToH8193,circularעָגֹ֣ל׀'a.GolH5696in formסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,and its heightקוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967was fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520, andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520in circumferenceיָסֹ֥ב סָבִֽיב׃ya.So sa.VivH6961 H5437 H5439.

24Underמִתַּ֨חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478its brimלִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀lis.fa.ToH8193gourdsוּפְקָעִים֩u.fe.ka.'ImH6497went aroundסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439encirclingסֹבְבִ֣יםsoe.VimH5437it tenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235to a cubitבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,completelyסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439surroundingמַקִּפִ֥יםma.ki.FimH5362the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220;the gourdsהַפְּקָעִ֔יםha.pe.ka.'ImH6497were in twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905,castיְצֻקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332with the restבִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ׃bi.tzu.ka.ToH3333.

25It stoodעֹמֵ֞ד'o.MedH5975on twelveשְׁנֵ֧י עָשָׂ֣רshe.Nei 'a.SarH8147 H6240oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹנִ֣ים׀fo.NimH6437northצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩u.she.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹנִ֨ים׀fo.NimH6437westיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220,threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀u.she.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437southנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217;and the seaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220was seton topמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605of them, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their rearH268partsH268turnedinwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

26It was a handbreadthטֶ֔פַחTe.fachH2947thickוְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672,and its brimוּשְׂפָת֛וֹu.se.fa.ToH8193was madeכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639like the brimשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of a cupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563, asa lilyשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799blossomפֶּ֣רַחPe.rachH6525;it could holdיָכִֽיל׃ פya.KhilH3557two thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505bathsבַּ֖תbatH1324.

27Thenhe madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the tenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235standsהַמְּכֹנ֛וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;the lengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of eachהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259standהַמְּכוֹנָ֣הha.me.kho.NahH4350was fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520and its widthרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341fourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520and its heightקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967threeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520.

28Thisוְזֶ֛הve.ZehH2088was the designמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the standsהַמְּכוֹנָ֖הha.me.kho.NahH4350:they had bordersמִסְגְּרֹ֣תmis.ge.RotH4526,even bordersוּמִסְגְּרֹ֖תu.mis.ge.RotH4526betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996theframesהַשְׁלַבִּֽים׃hash.la.BimH7948,

29and on the bordersהַמִּסְגְּר֞וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834were betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996theframesהַשְׁלַבִּ֗יםhash.la.BimH7948werelionsאֲרָי֤וֹת׀'a.ra.YotH738,oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and cherubimוּכְרוּבִ֔יםu.khe.ru.VimH3742; and on theframesהַשְׁלַבִּ֖יםhash.la.BimH7948there wasa pedestalכֵּ֣ןkenH3653aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605,and beneathוּמִתַּ֙חַת֙u.mi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478the lionsלַאֲרָי֣וֹתla.'a.ra.YotH738and oxenוְלַבָּקָ֔רve.la.ba.KarH1241werewreathsלֹי֖וֹתlo.YotH3914of hangingמוֹרָֽד׃mo.RadH4174workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639.

30Now eachהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259standלַמְּכוֹנָ֤הla.me.kho.NahH4350had fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֩ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702bronzeנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178wheelsאוֹפַנֵּ֨י'o.fa.NeiH212with bronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178axlesוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633,and its fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702feetפַעֲמֹתָ֖יוfa.'a.mo.TavH6471had supportsכְּתֵפֹ֣תke.te.FotH3802;beneathמִתַּ֤חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478the basinלַכִּיֹּר֙la.ki.YorH3595werecastH3332supportsהַכְּתֵפֹ֣תha.ke.te.FotH3802with wreathsלֹיֽוֹת׃lo.YotH3914at eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676.

31Its openingוּ֠פִיהוּU.fi.huH6310insideמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH4480 H1004the crownלַכֹּתֶ֤רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805at the topוָמַ֙עְלָה֙va.Ma'.lahH4605wasa cubitH520,and its openingוּפִ֙יהָ֙u.Fi.haH6310wasroundעָגֹ֣ל'a.GolH5696like the designמַעֲשֵׂה־ma.'a.seh-H4639of a pedestalכֵ֔ןKhenH3653,a cubitH520and a halfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677;and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571on its openingפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310there wereengravingsמִקְלָע֔וֹתmik.la.'otH4734,and their bordersוּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶ֥םu.mis.ge.ro.tei.HemH4526were squareמְרֻבָּע֖וֹתme.ru.ba.'otH7251,not roundעֲגֻלּֽוֹת׃a.gu.LotH5696.

32The fourוְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wereunderneathלְמִתַּ֙חַת֙le.mi.Ta.chatH8478the bordersלַֽמִּסְגְּר֔וֹתla.mis.ge.RotH4526,and the axlesוִיד֥וֹתvi.DotH3027of the wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wereon the standבַּמְּכוֹנָ֑הba.me.kho.NahH4350.And the heightוְקוֹמַת֙ve.ko.MatH6967of a wheelהָאוֹפַ֣ןha.'o.FanH212wasa cubitH520and a halfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677.

33The workmanshipוּמַֽעֲשֵׂה֙u.ma.'a.SehH4639of the wheelsהָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםha.'o.fa.NimH212waslike the workmanshipכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of a chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑הha.mer.ka.VahH4818wheelאוֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212.Their axlesיְדוֹתָ֣םye.do.TamH3027,their rimsוְגַבֵּיהֶ֗םve.ga.bei.HemH1354,their spokesוְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶ֛םve.chi.shu.kei.HemH2839,and their hubsוְחִשֻּׁרֵיהֶ֖םve.chi.shu.rei.HemH2840wereallהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605castמוּצָֽק׃mu.TzakH3332.

34Now there werefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702supportsכְּתֵפ֔וֹתke.te.FotH3802at the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֔וֹתpi.NotH6438of eachהָֽאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259standהַמְּכֹנָ֖הha.me.kho.NahH4350;its supportsכְּתֵפֶֽיהָ׃ke.te.Fei.haH3802werepart of the standהַמְּכֹנָ֖הha.me.kho.NahH4350itself.

35On the topוּבְרֹ֣אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of the standהַמְּכוֹנָ֗הha.me.kho.NahH4350there wasa circularעָגֹ֣ל׀'a.GolH5696formסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439halfחֲצִ֧יcha.TziH2677acubitהָאַמָּ֛הha.'a.MahH520highקוֹמָ֖הko.MahH6967,and on the topרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of the standהַמְּכֹנָה֙ha.me.kho.NahH4350itsstaysיְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.haH3027and its bordersוּמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֖יהָu.mis.ge.ro.Tei.haH4526werepartמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480of it.

36He engravedוַיְפַתַּ֤חvay.fa.TachH6605on the platesהַלֻּחֹת֙ha.lu.ChotH3871of its staysיְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.haH3027and on its bordersמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֔יהָmis.ge.ro.tei.haH4526,cherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742,lionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738and palmוְתִמֹרֹ֑תve.ti.mo.RotH8561treesH8561,according to the clearH4626spaceH4626on eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,with wreathsוְלֹי֖וֹתve.lo.YotH3914allaroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

37He madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213the tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235standsהַמְּכֹנ֑וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350like thisH2088:allלְכֻלָּֽהְנָה׃ סle.khu.La.he.nahH3605of them had oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259castingמוּצָ֨קmu.TzakH4165,oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259measureמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060and oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259formקֶ֥צֶבKe.tzevH7095.

38He madeוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235basinsכִיֹּר֖וֹתkhi.yo.RotH3595of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,oneהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259basinהַכִּיּ֣וֹרha.ki.YorH3595heldיָכִ֣יל׀ya.KhilH3557fortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705bathsבַּ֜תbatH1324;eachהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259basinהַכִּיּ֣וֹרha.ki.YorH3595wasfourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520, andon eachאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the tenלְעֶ֖שֶׂרle.'E.serH6235standsH4350wasoneהָאַחַ֔תha.'a.ChatH259basinכִּיּ֤וֹרki.YorH3595.

39Then he setוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414the standsהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,fiveחָמֵ֞שׁcha.MeshH2568on the rightH3225sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004and fiveוְחָמֵ֛שׁve.cha.MeshH2568on the leftמִשְּׂמֹאל֑וֹmi.se.mo.LoH8040sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and he setנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220of cast metalon the rightH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004eastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924towardמִמּ֥וּלmi.MulH4480 H4136the southנֶֽגֶב׃ סNe.gevH5045.

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