Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 6:1-3

1And it came to pass in the fourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנָ֣ה מֵא֣וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and 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.

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