New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 6:3-23

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.

4Also for the houseלַבָּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213windowsחַלּוֹנֵ֖יcha.lo.NeiH2474with artisticframesשְׁקֻפִ֥ים אֲטֻמִֽים׃she.ku.Fim 'a.tu.MimH331 H8261.

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.

9Sohe builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and finishedוַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huH3615it; and he coveredוַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.PonH5603the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004with beamsגֵּבִ֔יםge.VimH1356andplanksוּשְׂדֵרֹ֖תu.se.de.RotH7713of cedarבָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ba.'a.ra.ZimH730.

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.

11Now the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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.

13AndI will dwellוְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔יve.Sha.khan.TiH7931amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andwill not abandonאֶעֱזֹ֖ב'e.'e.ZoH5800My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

14So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and finishedוַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ׃vay.kha.Le.huH3615it.

15Hebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129the wallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004on the insideמִבַּ֙יְתָה֙mi.Bay.tahH4480 H1004with boardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730;from the floorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004to theceilingקִיר֣וֹת הַסִּפֻּ֔ןki.Rot ha.si.PunH7023 H5604he paneledצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823the wallson the insideמִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yitH4480 H1004with 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.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.

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.

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