New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 6:1-3

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.NeiH5921 H6440to the widthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andits widthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341alongH5921the frontפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004wastenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520.

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