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1 Kings 7:15-26

15He fashionedוַיָּ֛צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696the twoH8147pillarsH5982of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520was the heightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967ofeachהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259pillarH5982,and a lineוְחוּט֙ve.ChutH2339oftwelveעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH8147 H6240cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'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.KhahH4639 H7639and wreathsגְּדִלִים֙ge.di.LimH1434of chainworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹתma.'a.Seh shar.she.RotH4639 H8333for 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.'alH4480 H4605andcloseמִלְּעֻמַּ֣תmi.le.'u.MatH4480 H5980to 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.MoH7121 H8034itJachinיָכִ֔יןya.KhinH3199,and he setוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965upH6965the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יha.se.ma.LiH8042pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982and namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034itBoazבֹּֽעַז׃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.

23He also madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213theSeaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220ofcastH3332metaltenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520from brimמִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmi.se.fa.ToH8193to brimשְׂפָת֜וֹse.fa.ToH8193,circularעָגֹ֣ל׀ סָבִ֗יב'a.Gol sa.VivH5696 H5439in shape,and its heightקוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967was fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520, and it wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520in circumferenceיָסֹ֥ב סָבִֽיב׃ya.So sa.VivH6961 H5437 H5439.

24Underמִתַּ֨חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478its brimלִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀lis.fa.ToH8193gourdsוּפְקָעִים֩u.fe.ka.'ImH6497wentaroundסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439encirclingסֹבְבִ֣יםsoe.VimH5437it tenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235to a cubitבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,completelyסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439surroundingמַקִּפִ֥יםma.ki.FimH5362the Seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220;the gourdsהַפְּקָעִ֔יםha.pe.ka.'ImH6497were in twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905,castיְצֻקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332with the restבִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ׃bi.tzu.ka.ToH3333.

25It was standingעֹמֵ֞ד'o.MedH5975on twelveשְׁנֵ֧י עָשָׂ֣רshe.Nei 'a.SarH8147 H6240oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹנִ֣ים׀fo.NimH6437northצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩u.she.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹנִ֨ים׀fo.NimH6437westיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220,threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀u.she.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437southנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969facingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217;and the Seaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220was seton topמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605of them, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their rearH268partsH268turnedinwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

26And it was ahandטֶ֔פַחTe.fachH2947widthH2947thickוְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672,and its brimוּשְׂפָת֛וֹu.se.fa.ToH8193was madeכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639like the brimשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of a cupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563, likea lilyשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799blossomפֶּ֣רַחPe.rachH6525;it could holdיָכִֽיל׃ פya.KhilH3557two thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505bathsבַּ֖תbatH1324.

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