Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 3

1Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010beganוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068at Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389in mountבְּהַר֙be.HarH2022Moriahהַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔הha.Mo.ri.YahH4179, where the Lordappearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200unto Davidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1,in the placeבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725that Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had preparedהֵכִין֙he.KhinH3559in the threshingfloorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

2And he beganוַ֠יָּחֶלVai.ya.chelH2490to buildלִבְנ֞וֹתliv.NotH1129in the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayof the secondבַּשֵּׁנִ֔יba.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the fourthאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

3Now these are the things whereinSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was instructedהוּסַ֣דhu.SadH3245for the buildingלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.The lengthהָאֹ֡רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753by cubitsאַמּ֞וֹת'a.MotH520after the firstהָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ha.ri.sho.NahH7223measureבַּמִּדָּ֤הba.mi.DahH4060wasthreescoreשִׁשִּׁ֔יםshi.ShimH8346cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,and the breadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

4And the porchוְהָאוּלָ֡םve.ha.'u.LamH197that wasin the frontH6440of the house,the lengthהָאֹ֜רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753of it wasaccording to the breadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,and the heightוְהַגֹּ֖בַהּve.ha.GoahH1363wasan hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242:and he overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it withinמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441with pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

5And the greaterהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004he cieledחִפָּה֙chi.PahH2645with firבְּרוֹשִׁ֔יםbe.ro.ShimH1265treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,which he overlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּvay.cha.Pe.huH2645with fineט֑וֹבTovH2896goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and setוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thereon palm treesתִּמֹרִ֖יםti.mo.RimH8561and chainsוְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ve.shar.she.RotH8333.

6And he garnishedוַיְצַ֧ףvay.TzafH6823the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with preciousיְקָרָ֖הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68for beautyלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתle.tif.'A.retH8597:and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091wasgoldזְהַ֥בze.HavH2091of Parvaimפַּרְוָֽיִם׃par.Va.yimH6516.

7He overlaidוַיְחַ֨ףvay.ChafH2645also the houseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,the beamsהַקֹּר֧וֹתha.ko.RotH6982,the postsהַסִּפִּ֛יםha.si.PimH5592,and the wallsוְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יוve.ki.ro.TavH7023thereof, and the doorsוְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יוve.dal.to.TavH1817thereof, with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;and gravedוּפִתַּ֥חu.fi.TachH6605cherubimsכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742on the wallsהַקִּירֽוֹת׃ סha.ki.RotH7023.

8And he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213the mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004,the lengthאָרְכּ֞וֹ'a.re.KoH753whereof wasaccording toפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440the breadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,and the breadthוְרָחְבּ֖וֹve.ra.che.BoH7341thereof twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520:and he overlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.cha.Pe.huH2645it with fineט֔וֹבTovH2896goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, amountingto sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֖יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603.

9And the weightוּמִשְׁקָ֛לu.mish.KalH4948of the nailsלְמִסְמְר֥וֹתle.mis.me.RotH4548wasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsלִשְׁקָלִ֖יםlish.ka.LimH8255of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091.And he overlaidחִפָּ֥הchi.PahH2645the upper chambersוְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.li.YotH5944with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

10And in the mostקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944houseבְּבֵֽית־be.veit-H1004he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147cherubimsכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742of imageצַעֲצֻעִ֑יםtza.'a.tzu.'ImH6816workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639,and overlaidוַיְצַפּ֥וּvay.tza.PuH6823them with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

11And the wingsוְכַנְפֵי֙ve.khan.FeiH3671of the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520longאָרְכָּ֖ם'a.re.KamH753:oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259wingכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671of the one cherub wasfiveחָמֵ֗שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsלְאַמּ֣וֹתle.'a.MotH520,reachingמַגַּ֙עַת֙ma.Ga.'atH5060to the wallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and the otherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671was likewisefiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,reachingמַגִּ֕יעַma.Gi.a'H5060to the wingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671of the otherהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

12And onewingוּכְנַ֨ףu.khe.NafH3671of the otherהָאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֤וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wasfiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,reachingמַגִּ֖יעַma.Gi.a'H5060to the wallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and the otherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671wasfiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520also,joiningדְּבֵקָ֕הde.ve.KahH1695to the wingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671of the otherהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

13The wingsכַּנְפֵי֙kan.FeiH3671of these cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742spread themselves forthפֹּֽרְשִׂ֖יםpo.re.SimH6566twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520:and they stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975on their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272,and their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֥םu.fe.nei.HemH6440wereinwardלַבָּֽיִת׃ סla.Ba.yitH1004.

14And he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213the vailהַפָּרֹ֔כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532ofblueתְּכֵ֥לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and crimsonוְכַרְמִ֣ילve.khar.MilH3758,and fine linenוּב֑וּץu.VutzH948,and wroughtוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927cherubimsכְּרוּבִֽים׃ סke.ru.VimH3742thereon.

15Also he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsעַמּוּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982of thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and fiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֕וֹת'a.MotH520highאֹ֑רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,and the chapiterוְהַצֶּ֥פֶתve.ha.Tze.fetH6858that wason the topרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218of each of them wasfiveחָמֵֽשׁ׃ סcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

16And he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213chainsשַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙shar.she.rOtH8333, asin the oracleבַּדְּבִ֔ירba.de.VirH1687,and putוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414themon the headsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמֻּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;and madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213an hundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967pomegranatesרִמּוֹנִים֙ri.mo.NimH7416,and putוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414themon the chainsבַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃Ba.shar.she.RotH8333.

17And he reared upוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ha.'a.mu.DimH5982beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the templeהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259on the right handמִיָּמִ֖יןmi.ya.MinH3225,and the otherוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259on the leftמֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אולme.ha.se.MolH8040;and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of that on the right handהַיְמָנִי֙hay.mi.niH3227 H3233Jachinיָכִ֔יןya.KhinH3199,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of that on the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֖יha.se.ma.LiH8042Boazבֹּֽעַז׃ סBo.'azH1162.

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