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1 Kings 6:19-28

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.

21So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010overlaidוַיְצַ֨ףvay.TzafH6823the insideמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH4480 H6441of 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.

23And in the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147cherubimכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742of oliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086, eachtenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.

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.

26The heightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967of the oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֑הba.'a.MahH520,and soוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651was that ofthe otherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

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.

28He also overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

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