Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 7:13-22

13And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971and fetchedוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438out of Tyreמִצֹּֽר׃mi.TzorH6865.

14He wasa widow’sאִשָּׁה֩ אַלְמָנָ֨ה'i.Shah 'al.ma.NahH490 H802sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and his fatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1wasa manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Tyreצֹרִי֮tzo.RiH6876,a workerחֹרֵ֣שׁcho.ReshH2790in brassנְחֹשֶׁת֒ne.cho.ShetH5178:and he was filledוַ֠יִּמָּלֵאVai.yi.ma.le'H4390with wisdomהַחָכְמָ֤הha.cha.khe.MahH2451,and understandingהַתְּבוּנָה֙ha.te.vu.NahH8394,and cunningהַדַּ֔עַתha.Da.'atH1847to workלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213all worksמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399in brassבַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178.And he cameוַיָּבוֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and wroughtוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213all his workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃me.lakh.ToH4399.

15For he castוַיָּ֛צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147pillarsH5982of brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,of eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520highקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967apieceהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259 H5982:and a lineוְחוּט֙ve.ChutH2339of twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.teim- 'es.RehH6240 H8147cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520did compassH5437eitherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145of them aboutH5437.

16And he madeעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213twoוּשְׁתֵּ֨יu.she.TeiH8147chapitersכֹתָרֹ֜תkho.ta.RotH3805ofmoltenH3332brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,to setלָתֵ֛תla.TetH5414upon the topsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982:the heightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967of the oneהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259chapiterהַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520,and the heightקוֹמַ֖תko.MatH6967of the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145chapiterהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520:

17AndnetsH7638of checkerH7639workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639,and wreathsגְּדִלִים֙ge.di.LimH1434of chainשַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹתshar.she.RotH8333workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639,for the chapitersלַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔תla.Ko.ta.RotH3805which wereupon the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;sevenשִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'AhH7651for the oneהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259chapiterלַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805,and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651for the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145chapiterלַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805.

18And he madeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,and twoוּשְׁנֵי֩u.she.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִ֨יםtu.RimH2905round aboutסָבִ֜יבsa.VivH5439upon the oneהָאֶחָ֗תha.'e.ChatH259networkהַשְּׂבָכָ֣הha.se.va.KhahH7639,to coverלְכַסּ֤וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the chapitersהַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙ha.ko.ta.RotH3805that wereupon the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,with pomegranatesהָֽרִמֹּנִ֔יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416:and so didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he for the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145chapiterלַכֹּתֶ֖רֶתla.ko.Te.retH3805.

19And the chapitersוְכֹֽתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805that wereupon the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982wereof lilyשׁוּשַׁ֣ןshu.ShanH7799workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639in the porchבָּֽאוּלָ֑םba.'u.LamH197,fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.

20And the chapitersוְכֹתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.RotH3805upon the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982had pomegranatesalso aboveמִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alH4605,over againstמִלְּעֻמַּ֣תmi.le.'u.MatH5980the bellyהַבֶּ֔טֶןha.Be.tenH990which wasbyלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676the networkהַשְּׂבָכָ֑הha.se.va.khahH7639:and the pomegranatesוְהָרִמּוֹנִ֤יםve.ha.ri.mo.NimH7416weretwo hundredמָאתַ֙יִם֙ma.Ta.yimH3967in rowsטֻרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439upon the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145chapiterהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805.

21And he set upוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982in the porchלְאֻלָ֖םle.'u.LamH197of the templeהַֽהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964:and he set upוַיָּ֜קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965the rightהַיְמָנִ֗יhay.ma.NiH3233pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034thereof Jachinיָכִ֔יןya.KhinH3199:and he set upוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יha.se.ma.LiH8042pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034thereof Boazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

22And upon the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982waslilyשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639:so was the workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982finishedוַתִּתֹּ֖םva.ti.TomH8552.

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