New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 7:6-15

6Then he madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213the hallאוּלָ֤ם'u.LamH197of pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;its lengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753was 50חֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520and its widthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH734130וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520,and a porchוְאוּלָם֙ve.'u.LamH197wasin frontפְּנֵיהֶ֔םpe.nei.HemH6440of them and pillarsוְעַמֻּדִ֥יםve.'a.mu.DimH5982and athresholdוְעָ֖בve.'AvH5646in frontפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440of them.

7He madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213the hallוְאוּלָ֤םve.'u.LamH197of thethroneהַכִּסֵּא֙ha.ki.Se'H3678whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033he was to judgeיִשְׁפָּט־yish.pot-H8199,the hallאֻלָ֥ם'u.LamH197of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941, andit was paneledוְסָפ֣וּןve.sa.FunH5603with cedarבָּאֶ֔רֶזba.'E.rezH730from floorמֵהַקַּרְקַ֖עme.ha.kar.Ka'H7172to floorהַקַּרְקָֽע׃ha.kar.Ka'H7172.

8His houseוּבֵיתוֹ֩u.vei.ToH1004whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֜ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033he was to liveיֵ֨שֶׁבYe.shevH3427,the otherהָאַחֶ֗רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312courtחָצֵ֣רcha.TzerH2691inwardמִבֵּית֙mi.BeitH4480 H1004from the hallלָֽאוּלָ֔םla.'u.LamH197,was of the sameהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088workmanshipכַּמַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥הka.ma.'a.SehH4639.He also madeיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213a houseוּבַ֜יִתu.Va.yitH1004like thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088hallכָּאוּלָ֖םka.'u.LamH197for Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010had marriedלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947.

9Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehH428were of costlyיְקָרֹת֙ye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68,of stoneגָּזִ֔יתga.ZitH1496cutH1496according to measureכְּמִדֹּ֣תke.mi.DotH4060,sawedמְגֹרָר֥וֹתme.go.ra.RotH1641with sawsבַּמְּגֵרָ֖הba.me.ge.RahH4050,insideמִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yitH4480 H1004and outsideוּמִח֑וּץu.mi.ChutzH4480 H2351;even from the foundationוּמִמַּסָּד֙u.mi.ma.SadH4527to the copingהַטְּפָח֔וֹתha.te.fa.ChotH2947,and so on the outsideוּמִח֖וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351to the greatהַגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691.

10The foundationוּמְיֻסָּ֕דu.me.yu.SadH3245was of costlyיְקָר֖וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֥ים'a.va.NimH68, evenlargeגְּדֹל֑וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,stonesאַבְנֵי֙'av.NeiH68of tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520and stonesוְאַבְנֵ֖יve.'av.NeiH68of eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.

11And aboveוּמִלְמַ֗עְלָהu.mil.Ma'.lahH4480 H4605were costlyיְקָר֛וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֧ים'a.va.NimH68,stoneגָּזִ֖יתga.ZitH1496cutH1496according to measureכְּמִדּ֥וֹתke.mi.DotH4060,and cedarוָאָֽרֶז׃va.'A.rezH730.

12Sothe greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419courtוְחָצֵ֨רve.cha.TzerH2691allH5439aroundH5439hadthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905of cutH1496stoneגָּזִ֔יתga.ZitH1496and a rowוְט֖וּרve.TurH2905of cedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730beamsH3772even as the innerהַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtוְלַחֲצַ֧רve.la.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, andthe porchוּלְאֻלָ֥םu.le.'u.LamH197of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ פha.Ba.yitH1004.

13NowKingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971and broughtוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438from Tyreמִצֹּֽר׃mi.TzorH6865.

14He was a widow’sאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490sonבֶּן־ben-H1121from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and his fatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1was a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Tyreצֹרִי֮tzo.RiH6876,a workerחֹרֵ֣שׁcho.ReshH2790in bronzeנְחֹשֶׁת֒ne.cho.ShetH5178; andhe was filledוַ֠יִּמָּלֵאVai.yi.ma.le'H4390with wisdomהַחָכְמָ֤הha.cha.khe.MahH2451and understandingהַתְּבוּנָה֙ha.te.vu.NahH8394and skillהַדַּ֔עַתha.Da.'atH1847for doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399in bronzeבַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178.So he cameוַיָּבוֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010andperformedוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605his workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃me.lakh.ToH4399.

15He fashionedוַיָּ֛צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696the twoH8147pillarsH5982of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520was the heightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967of oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259pillarH5982,and a lineוְחוּט֙ve.ChutH2339of twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH8147 H6240cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520measuredH5437the circumferenceH5437of bothH8147.

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