New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 6:16-20

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.yitH4480 H1004as an innerH1687sanctuaryH1687, asthe MostH6944HolyH6944PlaceH6944.

17The houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,that is, the mainH1964roomH1964in frontלִפְנָֽי׃lif.NaiH6440of the inner sanctuary, wasfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520long.

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.

19Then he preparedהֵכִ֑יןhe.KhinH3559an innerH1687sanctuaryH1687insideבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004in order to placeלְתִתֵּ֣ןle.ti.TenH5414thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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.

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