Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 3:3-9

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.

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