Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 4

1Moreover he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213an altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of brassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520the lengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520the breadthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof, and tenוְעֶ֥שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520the heightקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ סko.ma.ToH6967thereof.

2Also he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a moltenמוּצָ֑קmu.TzakH3332seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220of tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520from brimמִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmi.se.fa.ToH8193to brimשְׂפָת֜וֹse.fa.ToH8193,roundעָג֣וֹל׀a.GolH5696in compassסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520the heightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof; and a lineוְקָו֙ve.KavH6957of thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520did compassיָסֹ֥בya.SoH5437it round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

3And under it wasthe similitudeוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823of oxenבְּקָרִים֩be.ka.RimH1241,which did compassסוֹבְבִ֣יםso.VimH5437it round aboutH5439:tenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235in a cubitבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,compassingמַקִּיפִ֥יםma.ki.FimH5362the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220round aboutH5439.Twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905of oxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241werecastיְצוּקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332,when it was castבְּמֻֽצַקְתּֽוֹ׃be.Mu.tzak.ToH4166.

4It stoodעוֹמֵ֞דo.MedH5975upon twelveשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969lookingפֹנִ֣ים׀fo.NimH6437toward the northצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and threeוּשְׁלוֹשָׁה֩u.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 partsאֲחֹרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cho.rei.HemH268wereinwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

5And the thicknessוְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672of it wasan handbreadthטֶ֔פַחTe.fachH2947,and the brimוּשְׂפָתוֹ֙u.se.fa.ToH8193of it like the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the brimשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of a cupכּ֔וֹסKosH3563,with flowersפֶּ֖רַחPe.rachH6525of liliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑הsho.sha.NahH7799; andit receivedמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388and heldיָכִֽיל׃ סya.KhilH3557threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505bathsבַּתִּ֔יםba.TimH1324.

6He madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213also tenעֲשָׂרָה֒'a.sa.RahH6235laversכִּיּוֹרִים֮ki.yo.RimH3595,and putוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֨הcha.mi.ShahH2568on the right handמִיָּמִ֜יןmi.ya.MinH3225,and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֤הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568on the leftמִשְּׂמֹאול֙mi.se.mOlH8040,to washלְרָחְצָ֣הle.ra.che.TzahH7364in them: such things as they offeredמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639for the burnt offeringהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930they washedיָדִ֣יחוּya.Di.chuH1740in them; but the seaוְהַיָּ֕םve.hai.YamH3220wasfor the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548to wash inלְרָחְצָ֥הle.ra.che.TzahH7364.

7And he madeוַ֠יַּעַשׂVai.ya.'asH6213tenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235lampstandsמְנֹר֧וֹתme.no.RotH4501of goldהַזָּהָ֛בha.za.HavH2091according to their formכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑םke.mish.pa.TamH4941,and setוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414themin the templeבַּֽהֵיכָ֔לba.hei.KhalH1964,fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568on the right handמִיָּמִ֖יןmi.ya.MinH3225,and fiveוְחָמֵ֥שׁve.cha.MeshH2568on the leftמִשְּׂמֹֽאול׃ סmi.se.MolH8040.

8He madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213also tenעֲשָׂרָה֒'a.sa.RahH6235tablesשֻׁלְחָנוֹת֮shul.cha.nOtH7979,and placedH3240themin the templeבַּֽהֵיכָ֔לba.hei.KhalH1964,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568on the right sideמִיָּמִ֖יןmi.ya.MinH3225,and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568on the leftמִשְּׂמֹ֑אולmi.se.MolH8040.And he madeוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213an hundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967basonsמִזְרְקֵ֥יmiz.re.KeiH4219of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

9Furthermore he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213the courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419courtוְהָעֲזָרָ֖הve.ha.'a.za.RahH5835,and doorsוּדְלָת֧וֹתu.de.la.TotH1817for the courtלָעֲזָרָ֛הla.'a.za.RahH5835,and overlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823the doorsוְדַלְתוֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.dal.to.tei.HemH1817of them with brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10And he setנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220on the rightהַיְמָנִ֛יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֧תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the east endקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,over againstמִמּ֥וּלmi.MulH4136the southנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

11And Huramחוּרָ֔םchu.RamH2361madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the potsהַ֨סִּיר֔וֹתha.si.RotH5518,and the shovelsהַיָּעִ֖יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,and the basonsהַמִּזְרָק֑וֹת סha.miz.ra.KotH4219.And Huramחוּרָ֗םch.y.ramH2438 H2361finishedוַיְכַ֣ל לַעֲשׂוֹת֙vay.Khal la.'a.sOtH6213 H3615the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399that he was to makeעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213for kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010for the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430;

12To wit,the twoH8147pillarsעַמּוּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982,and the pommelsוְהַגֻּלּ֧וֹתve.hag.gu.LotH1543,and the chapitersוְהַכֹּתָר֛וֹתve.ha.ko.ta.RotH3805which wereon the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the two pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,and the twoH8147wreathsוְהַשְּׂבָכ֣וֹתve.ha.se.va.KhotH7639to coverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the twoH8147pommelsגֻּלּ֣וֹתgu.LotH1543of the chapitersהַכֹּֽתָר֔וֹתha.ko.ta.RotH3805which wereon the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִֽים׃Ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;

13And fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967pomegranatesהָֽרִמּוֹנִ֛יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416on the twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147wreathsהַשְּׂבָכ֑וֹתha.se.va.KhotH7639;twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147rowsטוּרִ֤יםtu.RimH2905of pomegranatesרִמּוֹנִים֙ri.mo.NimH7416on eachהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259wreathלַשְּׂבָכָ֣הla.se.va.KhahH7639,to coverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147pommelsגֻּלּ֣וֹתgu.LotH1543of the chapitersהַכֹּֽתָר֔וֹתha.ko.ta.RotH3805which wereuponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.

14He madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213also basesהַמְּכֹנ֖וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and laversהַכִּיֹּר֥וֹתha.ki.yo.RotH3595madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he upon the basesהַמְּכֹנֽוֹת׃ha.me.kho.NotH4350;

15Oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,and twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147oxenהַבָּקָ֥רha.ba.KarH1241under it.

16The potsהַ֠סִּירוֹתHa.si.rotH5518also, and the shovelsהַיָּעִ֤יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,and the fleshhooksהַמִּזְלָגוֹת֙ha.miz.la.goyTH4207,and all their instrumentsכְּלֵיהֶ֔םke.lei.HemH3627,did Huramחוּרָ֥םchu.RamH2361his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1makeעָשָׂ֞ה'a.SahH6213to kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068of brightמָרֽוּק׃ma.RukH4838brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

17In the plainבְּכִכַּ֤רbe.khi.KarH3603of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383did the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428castיְצָקָ֣םye.tza.KamH3332them, in the clayH5645groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127between Succothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523and Zeredathahצְרֵדָֽתָה׃tze.re.Da.tahH6868.

18Thus Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213all these vesselsהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627in greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966abundanceלָרֹ֣בla.RoH7230:for the weightמִשְׁקַ֥לmish.KalH4948of the brassהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ פha.ne.Cho.shetH5178could not be found outנֶחְקַ֖רnech.KarH2713.

19And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213all the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627that were forthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196also, and the tablesהַשֻּׁלְחָנ֔וֹתha.shul.cha.NotH7979whereon the shewbreadלֶ֥חֶם הַפָּנִֽים׃Le.chem ha.pa.NimH6440 H3899was set;

20Moreover the lampstandsהַמְּנֹר֞וֹתha.me.no.RotH4501with their lampsוְנֵרֹתֵיהֶ֗םve.ne.ro.tei.HemH5216,that they should burnלְבַעֲרָ֧םle.va.'a.RamH1197after the mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֛טka.mish.PatH4941beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the oracleהַדְּבִ֖ירha.de.VirH1687,of pureסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091;

21And the flowersוְהַפֶּ֧רַחve.ha.Pe.rachH6525,and the lampsוְהַנֵּר֛וֹתve.ha.ne.RotH5216,and the tongsוְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִםve.ha.mel.ka.Cha.yimH4457, made he ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, andthat perfectמִכְל֥וֹתmikh.LotH4357goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091;

22And the snuffersוְהַֽמְזַמְּר֧וֹתve.ham.za.me.RotH4212,and the basonsוְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹתve.ha.miz.ra.KotH4219,and the spoonsוְהַכַּפּ֥וֹתve.hak.ka.PotH3709,and the censersוְהַמַּחְתּ֖וֹתve.ha.mach.TotH4289, ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:and the entryוּפֶ֣תַחu.Fe.tachH6607of the houseהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004,the innerהַפְּנִימִיּ֜וֹתha.pe.ni.mi.YotH6442doorsדַּלְתוֹתָ֨יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof for the mostלְקֹ֣דֶשׁle.Ko.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944place,and the doorsוְדַלְתֵ֥יve.dal.TeiH1817of the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of the templeלַהֵיכָ֖לla.hei.KhalH1964, were ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

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