New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 6
The Building of the Temple
1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961in the fourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967and eightiethבִשְׁמוֹנִ֣יםvish.mo.NimH8084yearH8141after the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH3318outH3318of the landמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimH4714,in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֜יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearH8141of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010reignלִמְלֹ֥ךְlim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,in the monthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320of Zivזִ֗וZivH2099,that is, the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320, that hebegan to buildוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
2And the houseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֜הba.NahH1129for the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068wassixtyשִׁשִּֽׁים־shi.shim-H8346cubitsאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520inits lengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubits inits widthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341,and its heightקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967wasthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520.
3The porchוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197in frontפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440of the mainH1964roomH1964of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520inlengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753,correspondingפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH5921H6440to the widthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andits widthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341alongH5921the frontפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004wastenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520.
5Againstעַל־'al-H5921the wallקִ֨ירkirH7023of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004he builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129storiesH3330encompassingH5439the wallsקִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004aroundH5439both the mainH1964roomH1964and theinnerH1687sanctuaryH1687;so he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213sideH6763chambersH6763allH5439aroundH5439.
6The lowestהַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜הha.tach.to.NahH8481storyH3330wasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֗הּra.che.BahH7341,the middleוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484wassixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341,and the thirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֑הּra.che.BahH7341;for on the outsideח֔וּצָהChu.tzahH2351hemadeנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414offsetsמִגְרָעוֹת֩mig.ra.'OtH4052in the wallof the houseלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004allH5439aroundH5439so that the beams would notbe insertedאֲחֹ֥ז'a.ChozH270into the wallsבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.
7The houseוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,while it was being builtבְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹbe.hi.Ba.no.ToH1129,was builtנִבְנָ֑הniv.NahH1129of stoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68finishedשְׁלֵמָ֥הshe.le.MahH8003at the quarryמַסָּ֖עma.Sa'H4551,and neitherH3808hammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717,norH3808axeוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631,norH3808anyכָּל־kol-H3605ironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270toolכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627was heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004while it was being builtבְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃be.hi.ba.no.ToH1129.
8The doorwayפֶּ֗תַחPe.tachH6607for thelowestH8481sideH6763chamberH6763wason the rightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and they would goH5927upH5927by a windingH3883staircaseH3883to the middleH8484story,and from the middleH8484to the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ha.she.li.ShimH7992.
10He also builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the storiesH3330againstעַל־'al-H5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, eachfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקֽוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967; and theywere attachedוַיֶּאֱחֹ֥זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270to the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with timbersבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.
12“As forthisהַזֶּ֜הha.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 fulfillוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965My wordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697with you whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732your fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.
15Hebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129the wallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004on the insideמִבַּ֙יְתָה֙mi.Bay.tahH4480H1004with boardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730;from the floorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004to theceilingקִיר֣וֹת הַסִּפֻּ֔ןki.Rot ha.si.PunH7023H5604he paneledצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823the wallson the insideמִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yitH4480H1004with woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,and he paneledוַיְצַ֛ףvay.TzafH6823the floorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with boardsבְּצַלְע֥וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of juniperבְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃be.ro.ShimH1265.
16He also 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.yitH4480H1004as an innerH1687sanctuaryH1687, asthe MostH6944HolyH6944PlaceH6944.
18There was cedarוְאֶ֤רֶזve.'E.rezH730insideפְּנִ֔ימָהpe.Ni.mahH6441the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,carvedמִקְלַ֣עַתmik.La.'atH4734in the shape ofgourdsפְּקָעִ֔יםpe.ka.'ImH6497and openוּפְטוּרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731;everythingהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605was cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730,thereH369wasH369noH369stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68visibleנִרְאָֽה׃nir.'AhH7200.
20The innerH1687sanctuaryH1687wastwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520in lengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520in widthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520in heightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967;and he overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with pureH5458goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.He also paneledוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823the altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196with cedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.
21So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010overlaidוַיְצַ֨ףvay.TzafH6823the insideמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH4480H6441of the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with pureH5458goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.And he extendedH5674chainsבְּרַתּוּק֤וֹתbe.ra.ti.kotH7569of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091acrossH5674the frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687,and he overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
22He overlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823the entireכָּל־kol-H3605houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004was finishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552. Alsothe entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834was by the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687he overlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
24The oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259wingכְּנַ֤ףke.NafH3671of the firstcherubהַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.RuvH3742wasfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520,and the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145wingכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of the firstcherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wasfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520;from the endמִקְצ֥וֹתmik.TzotH7098of one wingכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671to the endקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the other wingכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671weretenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.
25The secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenוְעֶ֙שֶׂר֙ve.'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520;bothלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147of the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742were of the sameאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259measurementמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060and the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259formוְקֶ֥צֶבve.Ke.tzevH7095.
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.VimH3742spreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮vai.yif.re.SuH6566outH6566so 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.And their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ve.khan.fei.HemH3671were touchingנֹגְעֹ֖תno.ge.'OtH5060endכָּנָ֥ףka.NafH3671toendכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671in the centerתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.
29Then he carvedקָלַ֗עka.La'H7049allכָּל־kol-H3605the surroundingמֵסַ֣ב׀me.SavH4524wallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with engravingsפִּתּוּחֵי֙ מִקְלְעוֹת֙pi.tu.Chei mik.le.'OtH4734H6603of cherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742,palmוְתִֽמֹרֹ֔תve.ti.mo.RotH8561treesH8561,and openוּפְטוּרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731,for the innerH6441and outerוְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ve.la.chi.TzonH2435sanctuaries.
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 overlaidוַיָּ֛רֶדvai.Ya.redH7286the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742and the palmהַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹתha.ti.mo.RotH8561treesH8561with goldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091.
34andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147doorsדַלְת֖וֹתdal.TotH1817of juniperבְרוֹשִׁ֑יםve.ro.ShimH1265woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086;the twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147leavesH6763of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259doorהַדֶּ֤לֶתha.De.letH1817turnedH1550onH1550pivotsH1550,and the twoוּשְׁנֵ֧יu.she.NeiH8147leavesH6763of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145doorהַדֶּ֥לֶתha.De.letH1817turnedH1550onH1550pivotsH1550.
35He carvedוְקָלַ֤עve.ka.La'H7049on itcherubimכְּרוּבִים֙ke.ru.VimH3742,palmוְתִ֣מֹר֔וֹתve.Ti.mo.RotH8561treesH8561,and openוּפְטֻרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731;and he overlaidוְצִפָּ֣הve.tzi.PahH6823themwith goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091platedמְיֻשָּׁ֖רme.yu.SharH3474on the carvedהַמְּחֻקֶּֽה׃ha.me.chu.KehH2707work.
38And in the eleventhהָאַחַ֨ת עֶשְׂרֵ֜הha.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259H6240yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֩u.va.sha.NahH8141,in the monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391of Bulבּ֗וּלBulH945,that is, the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320,the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004was finishedכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615in allלְכָל־le.kholH3605its partsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697and in accordance with allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605its plansמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוmish.pa.tovH4941.So he was sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141in buildingוַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּvai.yiv.Ne.huH1129it.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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