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1 Kings 7:23-26

23And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a moltenH3332seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520from the one brimמִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmi.se.fa.ToH8193to the otherשְׂפָת֜וֹse.fa.ToH8193: it wasroundעָגֹ֣ל׀'a.GolH5696all aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,and his heightקוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967wasfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520:and a lineוְקָו֙u.ke.vehH6961 H6957of thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520did compassיָסֹ֥בya.SoH5437it round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

24And under the brimלִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀lis.fa.ToH8193of it round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439there wereknopsוּפְקָעִים֩u.fe.ka.'ImH6497compassingסֹבְבִ֣יםsoe.VimH5437it, tenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235in a cubitבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,compassingמַקִּפִ֥יםma.ki.FimH5362the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439:the knopsהַפְּקָעִ֔יםha.pe.ka.'ImH6497werecastבִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ׃bi.tzu.ka.ToH3333in twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905,when it was castיְצֻקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332.

25It stoodעֹמֵ֞ד'o.MedH5975upon twelveשְׁנֵ֧י עָשָׂ֣רshe.Nei 'a.SarH6240 H8147oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969lookingפֹנִ֣ים׀fo.NimH6437toward the northצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingפֹנִ֨ים׀fo.NimH6437toward the westיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437toward the southנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingפֹּנִ֣יםpo.NimH6437toward the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217:and the seaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220was setaboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon them, and all their hinder partsאֲחֹֽרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cho.rei.HemH268wereinwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

26And it wasan hand breadthטֶ֔פַחTe.fachH2947thickוְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672,and the brimוּשְׂפָת֛וֹu.se.fa.ToH8193thereof was wroughtכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639like the brimשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of a cupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563,with flowersפֶּ֣רַחPe.rachH6525of liliesשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799:it containedיָכִֽיל׃ פya.KhilH3557two thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505bathsבַּ֖תbatH1324.

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