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1 Kings 7:13-22

13NowKingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971wordand had Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438broughtוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947from Tyreמִצֹּֽר׃mi.TzorH6865.
14He was a widow’sאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490sonבֶּן־ben-H1121from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and his fatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1was a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Tyreצֹרִי֮tzo.RiH6876,an artisanחֹרֵ֣שׁcho.ReshH2790in bronzeנְחֹשֶׁת֒ne.cho.ShetH5178; andhe was filledוַ֠יִּמָּלֵאVai.yi.ma.le'H4390with wisdomהַחָכְמָ֤הha.cha.khe.MahH2451,skillהַתְּבוּנָה֙ha.te.vu.NahH8394,and knowledgeהַדַּ֔עַתha.Da.'atH1847for doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399in bronzeבַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178.So he cameוַיָּבוֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010andperformedוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605his workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃me.lakh.ToH4399.
15He fashionedוַיָּ֛צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696the twoH8147pillarsH5982of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083H6240cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520was the heightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967ofeachהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259pillarH5982,and a lineוְחוּט֙ve.ChutH2339oftwelveעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH8147H6240cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520measuredH5437theH5437circumferenceH5437of bothH8147.
16He also madeעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213twoוּשְׁתֵּ֨יu.she.TeiH8147capitalsכֹתָרֹ֜תkho.ta.RotH3805of castמֻצַ֣קmu.TzakH4165bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178to putלָתֵ֛תla.TetH5414on the topsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;the heightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967of the oneהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259capitalהַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520and the heightקוֹמַ֖תko.MatH6967of the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145capitalהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.
17There werelatticesשְׂבָכִ֞יםse.va.KhimH7639of latticeworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שְׂבָכָ֗הma.'a.Seh se.va.KhahH4639H7639and wreathsגְּדִלִים֙ge.di.LimH1434of chainworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹתma.'a.Seh shar.she.RotH4639H8333for the capitalsלַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔תla.Ko.ta.RotH3805whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were on the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;sevenשִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'AhH7651for the oneהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259capitalלַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651for the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145capitalלַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805.
18So he madeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,and twoוּשְׁנֵי֩u.she.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִ֨יםtu.RimH2905aroundסָבִ֜יבsa.VivH5439on the oneהָאֶחָ֗תha.'e.ChatH259latticeהַשְּׂבָכָ֣הha.se.va.KhahH7639to coverלְכַסּ֤וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the capitalsהַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙ha.ko.ta.RotH3805whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were on the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the pomegranatesהָֽרִמֹּנִ֔יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416;and soוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213for the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145capitalלַכֹּתֶ֖רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805.
19The capitalsוְכֹֽתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834wereon the topsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982in the porchבָּֽאוּלָ֑םba.'u.LamH197were of lilyשׁוּשַׁ֣ןshu.ShanH7799designמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639,fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.
20So there werecapitalsוְכֹתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805on the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,alsoגַּם־gam-H1571aboveמִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alH4480H4605andcloseמִלְּעֻמַּ֣תmi.le.'u.MatH4480H5980to theroundedH990projectionH990whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was besideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676the latticeהַשְּׂבָכָ֑הha.se.va.khahH7639; andthe pomegranatesוְהָרִמּוֹנִ֤יםve.ha.ri.mo.NimH7416totaledtwo hundredמָאתַ֙יִם֙ma.Ta.yimH3967in rowsטֻרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439bothהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145capitalsהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805.
21And he setוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965upH6965the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982at theporchלְאֻלָ֖םle.'u.LamH197of themainH1964roomH1964:he setוַיָּ֜קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965upH6965the rightהַיְמָנִ֗יhay.ma.NiH3233pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982and namedוַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוֹ֙vai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034itJachinיָכִ֔יןya.KhinH3199,and he setוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965upH6965the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יha.se.ma.LiH8042pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982and namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034itBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.
22On the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982was thelilyשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799designמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639.So the workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982was finishedוַתִּתֹּ֖םva.ti.TomH8552.
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