New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 3

The Temple Construction in Jerusalem

1Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010beganוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389on Mountבְּהַר֙be.HarH2022Moriahהַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔הha.Mo.ri.YahH4179,whereH834the Lordhad appearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200to his fatherאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1Davidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732,at the placeבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725that Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had preparedהֵכִין֙he.KhinH3559on the threshingבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637floorH1637ofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

2He beganוַ֠יָּחֶלVai.ya.chelH2490to buildלִבְנ֞וֹתliv.NotH1129on the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayin the secondבַּשֵּׁנִ֔יba.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the fourthאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

Dimensions and Materials of the Temple

3Now theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are thefoundationsH3245whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010laidH3245for buildingלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.The lengthהָאֹ֡רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753in cubitsאַמּ֞וֹת'a.MotH520,according to the oldהָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ha.ri.sho.NahH7223standardבַּמִּדָּ֤הba.mi.DahH4060, wassixtyשִׁשִּׁ֔יםshi.ShimH8346cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,and the widthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

4The porchוְהָאוּלָ֡םve.ha.'u.LamH197whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834was in frontH6440of the housewas as longהָאֹ֜רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753as the widthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,and the heightוְהַגֹּ֖בַהּve.ha.GoahH1363twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242;and insideמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH4480 H6441he overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

5He overlaidחִפָּה֙chi.PahH2645themainהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419roomהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with juniperבְּרוֹשִׁ֔יםbe.ro.ShimH1265woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and overlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּvay.cha.Pe.huH2645it with fineט֑וֹבTovH2896goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091; and heornamentedוַיַּ֧עַל עָלָ֛יוvai.Ya.'al 'a.LavH5927 H5921it with palmתִּמֹרִ֖יםti.mo.RimH8561treesH8561and chainsוְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ve.shar.she.RotH8333.

6Further, he overlaidוַיְצַ֧ףvay.TzafH6823the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with preciousיְקָרָ֖הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68;and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091was goldזְהַ֥בze.HavH2091from Parvaimפַּרְוָֽיִם׃par.Va.yimH6516.

7He also overlaidוַיְחַ֨ףvay.ChafH2645the houseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091--the beamsהַקֹּר֧וֹתha.ko.RotH6982,the thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֛יםha.si.PimH5592,and its wallsוְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יוve.ki.ro.TavH7023and doorsוְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יוve.dal.to.TavH1817; and hecarvedוּפִתַּ֥חu.fi.TachH6605cherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742on the wallsהַקִּירֽוֹת׃ סha.ki.RotH7023.

8Then he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213theroomבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the MostH6944HolyH6944PlaceH6944:its lengthאָרְכּ֞וֹ'a.re.KoH753acrossעַל־ פְּנֵ֤י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the widthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,and its widthוְרָחְבּ֖וֹve.ra.che.BoH7341wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520;and he overlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.cha.Pe.huH2645it with fineט֔וֹבTovH2896goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, amounting tosixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֖יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603.

9The weightוּמִשְׁקָ֛לu.mish.KalH4948of the nailsלְמִסְמְר֥וֹתle.mis.me.RotH4548was fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsלִשְׁקָלִ֖יםlish.ka.LimH8255of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091.He also overlaidחִפָּ֥הchi.PahH2645the upperוְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.li.YotH5944roomsH5944with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

10Then he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sculpturedמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה צַעֲצֻעִ֑יםma.'a.Seh tza.'a.tzu.'ImH4639 H6816cherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742in the roomבְּבֵֽית־be.veit-H1004of the MostH6944HolyH6944PlaceH6944and overlaidוַיְצַפּ֥וּvay.tza.PuH6823them with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

11The wingspanוְכַנְפֵי֙ אָרְכָּ֖םve.khan.Fei 'a.re.KamH3671 H753of thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520;the wingכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671of oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259,of fiveחָמֵ֗שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsלְאַמּ֣וֹתle.'a.MotH520,touchedמַגַּ֙עַת֙ma.Ga.'atH5060the wallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and itsotherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671,of fiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,touchedמַגִּ֕יעַma.Gi.a'H5060the wingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671of the otherהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

12The wingוּכְנַ֨ףu.khe.NafH3671of the otherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312cherubהַכְּר֤וּבha.ke.RuvH3742,of fiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,touchedמַגִּ֖יעַma.Gi.a'H5060the wallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; and itsotherהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671,of fiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,was attachedדְּבֵקָ֕הde.ve.KahH1695to the wingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671of thefirstH312cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

13The wingsכַּנְפֵי֙kan.FeiH3671of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742extendedפֹּֽרְשִׂ֖יםpo.re.SimH6566twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,and they stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975on their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272facingוּפְנֵיהֶ֥םu.fe.nei.HemH6440the mainroomלַבָּֽיִת׃ סla.Ba.yitH1004.

14He madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213the veilהַפָּרֹ֔כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532of violetתְּכֵ֥לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,crimsonוְכַרְמִ֣ילve.khar.MilH3758,and fineוּב֑וּץu.VutzH948linenH948,and he workedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927cherubimכְּרוּבִֽים׃ סke.ru.VimH3742into it.

15He also madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsעַמּוּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982for the frontלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,thirty-fiveשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁshe.lo.Shim ve.cha.MeshH7970 H2568cubitsאַמּ֕וֹת'a.MotH520highאֹ֑רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,and the capitalוְהַצֶּ֥פֶתve.ha.Tze.fetH6858on the topרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218of each wasfiveחָמֵֽשׁ׃ סcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

16He madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213chainsשַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙shar.she.rOtH8333in the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687and placedוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414themon the topsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמֻּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;and he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a hundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967pomegranatesרִמּוֹנִים֙ri.mo.NimH7416and placedוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414themon the chainsבַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃Ba.shar.she.RotH8333.

17He erectedוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ha.'a.mu.DimH5982in frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the templeהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259on the rightמִיָּמִ֖יןmi.ya.MinH3225and the otherוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259on the leftמֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אולme.ha.se.MolH8040,and namedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121 H8034the one on the rightהַיְמָנִי֙hay.mi.niH3233Jachinיָכִ֔יןya.KhinH3199and the one on the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֖יha.se.ma.LiH8042Boazבֹּֽעַז׃ סBo.'azH1162.

The Temple Construction in Jerusalem

Dimensions and Materials of the Temple

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3