1 Kings 6

Revised Version 1895

1And itcameH1961topassH1961in thefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967andeightiethבִשְׁמוֹנִ֣יםvish.mo.NimH8084yearH8141afterעַל־'al-H5921thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478werecomeH1961outלְצֵ֣אתle.TzetH3318of thelandמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimH4714, in thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֜יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearH8141ofSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010reignלִמְלֹ֥ךְlim.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, in themonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Zivזִ֗וZivH2099,whichה֚וּאhu'H1931is thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320, that hebeganH1961tobuildוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

2And thehouseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֜הba.NahH1129for theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, thelengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof was threescorecubitsאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520, and thebreadthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341thereoftwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520, and theheightקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereofthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsH520.

3And theporchוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197beforeH6440thetempleH1004of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520was thelengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof,accordingH5921to thebreadthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; andtenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520was thebreadthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341thereofbeforeH6440thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

4And for thehouseלַבָּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004hemadeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213windowsחַלּוֹנֵ֖יcha.lo.NeiH2474of fixed lattice-work.

5AndagainstH5921thewallקִ֨ירkirH7023of thehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004hebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129storiesצְלָע֖וֹתtze.la.'otH6763roundH5439aboutH5439,againstH5921thewallsקִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004roundH5439aboutH5439,bothH5921of thetempleH1004and of the oracle: and hemadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213side-chambersroundH5439aboutH5439:

6The nethermost story wasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520broad, and themiddleוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484wassixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520broad, and thethirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520broad: for on theoutsideח֔וּצָהChu.tzahH2351hemadeנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414rebatements in thewallבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023of thehouseלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004roundH5439aboutH5439, that the beams shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115haveholdאֲחֹ֥ז'a.ChozH270in thewallsH7023of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7And thehouseוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, when it was inbuildingבְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹbe.hi.Ba.no.ToH1129, wasbuiltנִבְנָ֑הniv.NahH1129ofstoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68madeH3605ready at the quarry: and there wasneitherH3808hammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717norH3808axeוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631norH3808anyH3605toolכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627ofironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in thehouseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,whileH1004it was inbuildingבְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃be.hi.ba.no.ToH1129.

8Thedoorפֶּ֗תַחPe.tachH6607for themiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484side-chambers was in therightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: and theywentH5927upH5927bywindingH3883stairsH3883intoאֶל־'el-H413themiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484chambersהַצֵּלָע֙ha.tze.La'H6763, andoutוּמִן־u.min-H4480of themiddleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הha.ti.kho.NahH8484intoאֶל־'el-H413thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ha.she.li.ShimH7992.

9SoH853hebuiltוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huH3615it; and hecoveredוַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.PonH5603thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004with beams andplanksוּשְׂדֵרֹ֖תu.se.de.RotH7713of cedar.

10And hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the storiesagainstעַל־'al-H5921allH3605thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,eachH3605fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקֽוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967: and they rested on thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withtimberבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086ofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.

11And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Concerning thishouseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou art inbuildingבֹנֶ֗הvo.NehH1129,ifאִם־'im-H518thou wilt walk in mystatutesבְּחֻקֹּתַי֙be.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and execute myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941, andkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥ve.sha.mar.TaH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687to walk in them; then will Iestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697with thee,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I spake untoDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.

13And I willdwellוְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔יve.Sha.khan.TiH7931among thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forsakeאֶעֱזֹ֖ב'e.'e.ZoH5800mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Soאֶת־'et-H853Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ׃vay.kha.Le.huH3615it.

15And hebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129thewallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of thehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinמִבַּ֙יְתָה֙mi.Bay.tahH1004withboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730; from thefloorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004unto thewallsקִיר֣וֹתki.RotH7023of the cieling, he covered them on theinsideמִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004withwoodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086: and he covered thefloorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withboardsבְּצַלְע֥וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763offirבְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃be.ro.ShimH1265.

16And hebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520on the hinderpartמִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יmi.yar.ko.teiH3411of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730from thefloorהַקַּרְקַ֖עha.kar.Ka'H7172unto thewallsהַקִּיר֑וֹתha.ki.RotH7023: heevenH5704builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129them for itwithinמִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004, for an oracle,evenH5704for themostH6944holyH6944placeH6944.

17And thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, that is, thetempleH1004before the oracle, wasfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520long.

18And there wascedarוְאֶ֤רֶזve.'E.rezH730on thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withinפְּנִ֔ימָהpe.Ni.mahH6441,carvedמִקְלַ֣עַתmik.La.'atH4734with knops and open flowers:allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605wascedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730; there wasnoאֵ֥ין'einH369stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68seenנִרְאָֽה׃nir.'AhH7200.

19And hepreparedהֵכִ֑יןhe.KhinH3559an oracle in themidstH8432of thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinH8432, tosetלְתִתֵּ֣ןle.ti.TenH5414there thearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20And within the oracle was a space oftwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520inlengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753, andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520inbreadthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341, andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520in theheightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof; and heoverlaidH6823it withpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: and he covered thealtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196withcedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.

21SoH5674Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010overlaidוַיְצַ֨ףvay.TzafH6823thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441withpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: and he drewchainsH7572ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091acrossH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the oracle; and heoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

22And thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004heoverlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823withgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004wasfinishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552: also thewholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that belonged to the oracle heoverlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

23And in the oracle hemadeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147cherubimכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742ofoliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086,eachH8147tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.

24Andfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520was the onewingH3671of thecherubהַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.RuvH3742, andfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520theotherH259wingH3671of thecherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742: from the uttermostpartמִקְצ֥וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the onewingH3671unto the uttermostpartקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of theotherH259weretenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.

25And theotherH259cherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenוְעֶ֙שֶׂר֙ve.'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520:bothלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742were of onemeasureH520and oneformוְקֶ֥צֶבve.Ke.tzevH7095.

26Theheightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967of the onecherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֑הba.'a.MahH520, andsoוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651was it of theotherהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

27And hesetH5414thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֜יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742withinבְּת֣וֹךְ׀be.TokhH8432theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֗יha.pe.ni.MiH6442houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: and thewingsH3671of thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִים֒ha.ke.ru.VimH3742werestretchedוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮vai.yif.re.SuH6566forthH5414,soH5414that thewingH3671of the onetouchedוַתִּגַּ֤עva.ti.Ga'H5060the onewallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023, and thewingH3671of theotherH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742touchedנֹגַ֖עַתno.Ga.'atH5060theotherH259wallבַּקִּ֣ירba.KirH7023; and theirwingsH3671touchedנֹגְעֹ֖תno.ge.'OtH5060oneanotherH259in themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

28And heoverlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

29And hecarvedH6603allכָּל־kol-H3605thewallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023of thehouseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundמֵסַ֣ב׀me.SavH4524aboutH1004withcarvedH6603figures ofcherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742andpalmוְתִֽמֹרֹ֔תve.ti.mo.RotH8561treesH8561andopenמִלִּפְנִ֖יםmi.lif.NimH6440flowers,withinH1004and without.

30And thefloorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004heoverlaidצִפָּ֣הtzi.PahH6823withgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,withinלִפְנִ֖ימָהlif.Ni.mahH6441and without.

31And for the entering of the oracle hemadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofoliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086: the lintel anddoorH1817postsמְזוּז֖וֹתme.zu.ZotH4201were afifthחֲמִשִֽׁית׃cha.mi.ShitH2549partH2549of the wall.

32SoH5921hemadeH6086twoוּשְׁתֵּי֮u.she.TeiH8147doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofoliveשֶׁמֶן֒she.MenH8081woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086; and hecarvedH4734uponH5921themcarvingsH4734ofcherubimכְּרוּבִ֧יםke.ru.VimH3742andpalmוְתִמֹר֛וֹתve.ti.mo.RotH8561treesH6086and open flowers, andoverlaidוְצִפָּ֣הve.tzi.PahH6823them withgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091; and hespreadוַיָּ֛רֶדvai.Ya.redH7286thegoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091uponH5921thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, anduponH5921thepalmהַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹתha.ti.mo.RotH8561treesH6086.

33Soוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651alsomadeעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213he for the entering of thetempleהַֽהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964doorלְפֶ֥תַחle.Fe.tachH6607postsמְזוּז֣וֹתme.zu.ZotH4201ofoliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086,outH853of afourthרְבִעִֽית׃re.vi.'ItH7243part of the wall;

34andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147doorsדַלְת֖וֹתdal.TotH1817offirבְרוֹשִׁ֑יםve.ro.ShimH1265woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086; thetwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147leavesH1817of the onedoorהַדֶּ֤לֶתha.De.letH1817werefoldingגְּלִילִ֔יםge.li.LimH1550, and thetwoוּשְׁנֵ֧יu.she.NeiH8147leavesH1817of theotherהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259doorהַדֶּ֥לֶתha.De.letH1817werefoldingגְּלִילִֽים׃ge.li.LimH1550.

35And hecarvedהַמְּחֻקֶּֽה׃ha.me.chu.KehH2707thereonH5921cherubimכְּרוּבִים֙ke.ru.VimH3742andpalmוְתִ֣מֹר֔וֹתve.Ti.mo.RotH8561treesH8561and open flowers: and heoverlaidוְצִפָּ֣הve.tzi.PahH6823them withgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091fitteduponH5921the graven work.

36And hebuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691withthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969rowsטוּרֵ֣יtu.ReiH2905ofhewnגָזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496stoneH1496, and arowוְט֖וּרve.TurH2905ofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730beamsכְּרֻתֹ֥תke.ru.TotH3773.

37In thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141was thefoundationH3245of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068laidH3245, in themonthבְּיֶ֖רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391Zivזִֽו׃ZivH2099.

38And in theeleventhעֶשְׂרֵ֜ה'es.RehH6240yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֩u.va.sha.NahH8141, in themonthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320Bulבּ֗וּלBulH945,whichה֚וּאhu'H1931is theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthH2320, was thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004finishedכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615throughoutH3605allH3605thepartsH1697thereof, andaccordingמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוmish.pa.tovH4941toallH3605thefashionH1697of it.SoH1697was hesevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141inbuildingוַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּvai.yiv.Ne.huH1129it.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6

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