Revised Literal Translation
1 Kings 6
1And it came to pass in the fourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנָ֣ה מֵא֣וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141H3967and eightiethבִשְׁמוֹנִ֣יםvish.mo.NimH8084yearשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141after the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478were come outלְצֵ֣אתle.TzetH3318of the landמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimH4714,in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֜יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָ֨הba.sha.NahH8141of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010reignלִמְלֹ֥ךְlim.LokhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,in the monthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Zifזִ֗וZivH2099, which isthe secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320,that he began to buildוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
2And the houseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004which kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֜הba.NahH1129for Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,the lengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof wasthreescoreשִׁשִּֽׁים־shi.shim-H8346cubitsאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520,and the breadthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubits,and the heightקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereof thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520.
3And the porchוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197beforeH6440the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520wasthe lengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, according to the breadthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; andtenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520wasthe breadthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof before the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.
5And against the wallקִ֨ירkirH7023of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004he builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129chambersיָצִ֙יעַ֙ya.tzo.a'H3326round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439, againstthe wallsקִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439, bothof the templeלַֽהֵיכָ֖לla.hei.KhalH1964and of the oracleוְלַדְּבִ֑ירve.la.de.VirH1687:and he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213chambersצְלָע֖וֹתtze.la.'otH6763round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439:
6The nethermostהַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜הha.tach.to.NahH8481chamberהַיָּצִ֨יעַhai.ya.tzo.a'H3326wasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520broadרָחְבָּ֗הּra.che.BahH7341,and the middleוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484wassixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520broadרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341,and the thirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520broadרָחְבָּ֑הּra.che.BahH7341: for without in the wallofח֔וּצָהChu.tzahH2351the houseלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004he madeנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414narrowed restsמִגְרָעוֹת֩mig.ra.'OtH4052round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439, that the beamsshould not be fastenedאֲחֹ֥ז'a.ChozH270in the wallsבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.
7And the houseוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,when it was in buildingבְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹbe.hi.Ba.no.ToH1129,was builtנִבְנָ֑הniv.NahH1129of stoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68made readyשְׁלֵמָ֥הshe.le.MahH8003before it was broughtמַסָּ֖עma.Sa'H4551thither: so that there was neither hammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717nor axeוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631norany toolכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627of ironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,while it was in buildingבְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃be.hi.ba.no.ToH1129.
8The doorפֶּ֗תַחPe.tachH6607for the middleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484chamberהַצֵּלָע֙ha.tze.La'H6763wasin the rightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and they went upיַֽעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927with winding stairsוּבְלוּלִּ֗יםu.ve.lu.LimH3883into the middleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484chamber,and out of the middleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הha.ti.kho.NahH8484into the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ha.she.li.ShimH7992.
10And thenhe builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129chambersהַיָּצִ֙יעַ֙hai.ya.tzo.a'H3326against all the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקֽוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967:and they restedוַיֶּאֱחֹ֥זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270on the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withtimberבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.
12Concerningthis houseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004which thou art in buildingבֹנֶ֗הvo.NehH1129,if thou wilt walkH3212in my statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַי֙be.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and executeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥ve.sha.mar.TaH8104all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687to walkH3212in them; then will I performוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my wordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697with thee, which I spakeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1:
15And he builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129the wallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinמִבַּ֙יְתָה֙mi.Bay.tahH1004with boardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,both the floorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,and the wallsקִיר֣וֹתki.RotH7023of the cielingהַסִּפֻּ֔ןha.si.PunH5604: andhe coveredצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823themon the insideמִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004with woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,and coveredוַיְצַ֛ףvay.TzafH6823the floorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with planksבְּצַלְע֥וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of firבְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃be.ro.ShimH1265.
16And he builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520on the sidesמִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יmi.yar.ko.teiH3411of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,bothמִן־min-H4480the floorהַקַּרְקַ֖עha.kar.Ka'H7172and the wallsהַקִּיר֑וֹתha.ki.RotH7023with boardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730:he even builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129themfor it withinמִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004, evenfor the oracleלִדְבִ֔ירlid.VirH1687, evenfor the mostלְקֹ֖דֶשׁle.Ko.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944place.
18And the cedarוְאֶ֤רֶזve.'E.rezH730of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withinפְּנִ֔ימָהpe.Ni.mahH6441wascarvedמִקְלַ֣עַתmik.La.'atH4734with knopsפְּקָעִ֔יםpe.ka.'ImH6497and openוּפְטוּרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731: all wascedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730;there was no stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68seenנִרְאָֽה׃nir.'AhH7200.
20And the oracleהַדְּבִ֡ירha.de.VirH1687in the forepartוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440wastwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520in lengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520in breadthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520in the heightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof: and he overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with pureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091; and socoveredוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823the altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196which was ofcedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.
21So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010overlaidוַיְצַ֨ףvay.TzafH6823the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441with pureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:and he made a partitionוַיְעַבֵּ֞רvay.'a.BerH5674by the chainsH7572of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the oracleהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687;and he overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
22And the whole houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004he overlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823with goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,until he had finishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552all the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:also the whole altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasby the oracleלַדְּבִ֖ירla.de.VirH1687he overlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
24And fiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520wasthe oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259wingכְּנַ֤ףke.NafH3671of the cherubהַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.RuvH3742,and fiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145wingכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of the cherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742:from the uttermost partמִקְצ֥וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the one wingכְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.FavH3671unto the uttermost partקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the otherכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671weretenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.
25And the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenוְעֶ֙שֶׂר֙ve.'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520:bothלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742wereof oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259measureמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060and oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259sizeוְקֶ֥צֶבve.Ke.tzevH7095.
27And he setוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֜יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742withinבְּת֣וֹךְ׀be.TokhH8432the innerהַפְּנִימִ֗יha.pe.ni.MiH6442houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and they stretched forthוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮vai.yif.re.SuH6566the wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִים֒ha.ke.ru.VimH3742,so that the wingכְּנַף־ke.naf-H3671of the oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259touchedוַתִּגַּ֤עva.ti.Ga'H5060the onewallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023,and the wingוּכְנַף֙u.khe.NafH3671of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742touchedנֹגַ֖עַתno.Ga.'atH5060the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145wallבַּקִּ֣ירba.KirH7023;and their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ve.khan.fei.HemH3671touchedנֹגְעֹ֖תno.ge.'OtH5060oneכָּנָ֥ףka.NafH3671anotherכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671in the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.
29And he carvedקָלַ֗עka.La'H7049all the wallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of the houseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004round aboutמֵסַ֣ב׀me.SavH4524with carvedפִּתּוּחֵי֙pi.tu.CheiH6603figuresמִקְלְעוֹת֙mik.le.'OtH4734of cherubimsכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742and palm treesוְתִֽמֹרֹ֔תve.ti.mo.RotH8561and openוּפְטוּרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731,withinH6441and withoutוְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ve.la.chi.TzonH2435.
31And for the enteringפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the oracleהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687he madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofoliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086:the lintelהָאַ֥יִלha.'A.yilH352andside postsמְזוּז֖וֹתme.zu.ZotH4201werea fifth partחֲמִשִֽׁית׃cha.mi.ShitH2549of the wall.
32The twoוּשְׁתֵּי֮u.she.TeiH8147doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817also were ofoliveשֶׁמֶן֒she.MenH8081treeעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086;and he carvedוְקָלַ֣עve.ka.La'H7049upon them carvingsמִקְלְע֨וֹתmik.le.'otH4734of cherubimsכְּרוּבִ֧יםke.ru.VimH3742and palm treesוְתִמֹר֛וֹתve.ti.mo.RotH8561and openוּפְטוּרֵ֥יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֖יםtzi.TzimH6731,and overlaidוְצִפָּ֣הve.tzi.PahH6823themwith goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and spreadוַיָּ֛רֶדvai.Ya.redH7286goldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091upon the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,and upon the palm treesהַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹתha.ti.mo.RotH8561.
34And the twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147doorsדַלְת֖וֹתdal.TotH1817were offirבְרוֹשִׁ֑יםve.ro.ShimH1265treeעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086:the twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147leavesצְלָעִ֜יםtze.la.'ImH6763of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259doorהַדֶּ֤לֶתha.De.letH1817werefoldingגְּלִילִ֔יםge.li.LimH1550,and the twoוּשְׁנֵ֧יu.she.NeiH8147leavesקְלָעִ֛יםke.la.'ImH7050of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145doorהַדֶּ֥לֶתha.De.letH1817werefoldingגְּלִילִֽים׃ge.li.LimH1550.
35And he carvedוְקָלַ֤עve.ka.La'H7049thereoncherubimsכְּרוּבִים֙ke.ru.VimH3742and palm treesוְתִ֣מֹר֔וֹתve.Ti.mo.RotH8561and openוּפְטֻרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731:and coveredוְצִפָּ֣הve.tzi.PahH6823themwith goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091fittedמְיֻשָּׁ֖רme.yu.SharH3474upon the carved workהַמְּחֻקֶּֽה׃ha.me.chu.KehH2707.
38And in the eleventhהָאַחַ֨ת עֶשְׂרֵ֜הha.'a.Chat 'es.RehH6240H259yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֩u.va.sha.NahH8141,in the monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391Bulבּ֗וּלBulH945, which isthe eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320,was the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004finishedכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615throughout all the partsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697thereof, and according to all the fashionמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוmish.pa.tovH4941of it. So was he sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141in buildingוַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּvai.yiv.Ne.huH1129it.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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