Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 6:19-35

19And the oracleוּדְבִ֧ירu.de.VirH1687he preparedהֵכִ֑יןhe.KhinH3559inבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441,to setלְתִתֵּ֣ןle.ti.TenH5414there the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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.

23And within the oracleבַּדְּבִ֔ירba.de.VirH1687he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147cherubimsכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742ofoliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086, eachtenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.

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.

26The heightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967of the oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֑הba.'a.MahH520, and so was itof the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

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.

28And he overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

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.

30And the floorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004he overlaidצִפָּ֣הtzi.PahH6823with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,withinלִפְנִ֖ימָהlif.Ni.mahH6441and 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.

33So also madeעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213he for the doorלְפֶ֥תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of the templeהַֽהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964postsמְזוּז֣וֹתme.zu.ZotH4201ofoliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086,a fourth partרְבִעִֽית׃re.vi.'ItH7243of the wall.

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.

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