Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 7:1-12

1But Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was buildingבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129his own houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Losh 'es.RehH6240 H7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and he finishedוַיְכַ֖לvay.KhalH3615all his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

2He builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129also the houseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of the forestיַ֣עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֗וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844;the lengthאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753thereof wasan hundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֤ה'a.MahH520,and the breadthרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520,and the heightקוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520,upon fourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsטוּרֵי֙tu.ReiH2905of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982,with cedarאֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.ZimH730beamsוּכְרֻת֥וֹתu.khe.ru.TotH3773upon the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.

3And it wascoveredוְסָפֻ֣ןve.sa.FunH5603with cedarבָּאֶ֗רֶזba.'E.rezH730aboveמִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alH4605upon the beamsהַצְּלָעֹת֙ha.tze.la.'OtH6763, that layon fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705fiveH2568pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,fifteenעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240ina rowהַטּֽוּר׃ha.TurH2905.

4And there werewindowsוּשְׁקֻפִ֖יםu.she.ku.FimH8261inthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969rowsטוּרִ֑יםtu.RimH2905,and lightוּמֶחֱזָ֥הu.me.che.ZahH4237wasagainst lightמֶחֱזָ֖הme.che.ZahH4237inthreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969ranksפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

5And all the doorsהַפְּתָחִ֥יםha.pe.ta.ChimH6607and postsוְהַמְּזוּז֖וֹתve.ha.me.zu.ZotH4201weresquareרְבֻעִ֣יםre.vu.'ImH7251,with the windowsשָׁ֑קֶףSha.kefH8260:and lightמֶחֱזָ֛הme.che.ZahH4237wasagainstוּמ֧וּלu.MulH4136lightמֶחֱזָ֖הme.che.ZahH4237inthreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969ranksפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

6And he madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a porchאוּלָ֤ם'u.LamH197of pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;the lengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof wasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520,and the breadthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520:and the porchוְאוּלָם֙ve.'u.LamH197wasbeforeH6440them: and the otherpillarsוְעַמֻּדִ֥יםve.'a.mu.DimH5982and the thick beamוְעָ֖בve.'AvH5646were before them.

7Then he madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213a porchוְאוּלָ֤םve.'u.LamH197for the throneהַכִּסֵּא֙ha.ki.Se'H3678where he might judgeיִשְׁפָּט־yish.pot-H8199, eventhe porchאֻלָ֥ם'u.LamH197of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941: and it wascoveredוְסָפ֣וּןve.sa.FunH5603with cedarבָּאֶ֔רֶזba.'E.rezH730from one side of the floorמֵהַקַּרְקַ֖עme.ha.kar.Ka'H7172to the otherהַקַּרְקָֽע׃ha.kar.Ka'H7172.

8And his houseוּבֵיתוֹ֩u.vei.ToH1004where he dweltיֵ֨שֶׁבYe.shevH3427hadanotherהָאַחֶ֗רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312courtחָצֵ֣רcha.TzerH2691withinמִבֵּית֙mi.BeitH1004the porchלָֽאוּלָ֔םla.'u.LamH197, whichwas of the like workכַּמַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥הka.ma.'a.SehH4639.Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010madeיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213also an houseוּבַ֜יִתu.Va.yitH1004for Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323,whom he had takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947to wife,like unto this porchכָּאוּלָ֖םka.'u.LamH197.

9All these were ofcostlyיְקָרֹת֙ye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68,according to the measuresכְּמִדֹּ֣תke.mi.DotH4060of hewed stonesגָּזִ֔יתga.ZitH1496,sawedמְגֹרָר֥וֹתme.go.ra.RotH1641with sawsבַּמְּגֵרָ֖הba.me.ge.RahH4050,withinמִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004and withoutוּמִח֑וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351,even from the foundationוּמִמַּסָּד֙u.mi.ma.SadH4527unto the copingהַטְּפָח֔וֹתha.te.fa.ChotH2947, and soon the outsideוּמִח֖וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351toward the greatהַגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.LahH1419courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691.

10And the foundationוּמְיֻסָּ֕דu.me.yu.SadH3245was ofcostlyיְקָר֖וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֥ים'a.va.NimH68,even greatגְּדֹל֑וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,stonesאַבְנֵי֙'av.NeiH68of tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520,and stonesוְאַבְנֵ֖יve.'av.NeiH68of eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.

11And aboveוּמִלְמַ֗עְלָהu.mil.Ma'.lahH4605werecostlyיְקָר֛וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֧ים'a.va.NimH68,after the measuresכְּמִדּ֥וֹתke.mi.DotH4060of hewed stonesגָּזִ֖יתga.ZitH1496,and cedarsוָאָֽרֶז׃va.'A.rezH730.

12And the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419courtוְחָצֵ֨רve.cha.TzerH2691round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439waswith threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905of hewed stonesגָּזִ֔יתga.ZitH1496,and a rowוְט֖וּרve.TurH2905of cedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730beamsכְּרֻתֹ֣תke.ru.TotH3773,both for the innerהַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtוְלַחֲצַ֧רve.la.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and for the porchוּלְאֻלָ֥םu.le.'u.LamH197of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ פha.Ba.yitH1004.

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