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1 Kings 7:13-22

13Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971and fetchedHiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438outH7971ofTyreמִצֹּֽר׃mi.TzorH6865.

14He was thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of awidowאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁה֩'i.ShahH802of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321, and hisfatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1was amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofTyreצֹרִי֮tzo.RiH6876, aworkerH4399inbrassנְחֹשֶׁת֒ne.cho.ShetH5178; and he wasfilledוַ֠יִּמָּלֵאVai.yi.ma.le'H4390withwisdomהַחָכְמָ֤הha.cha.khe.MahH2451andunderstandingהַתְּבוּנָה֙ha.te.vu.NahH8394and cunning, toworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399allכָּל־kol-H3605worksH6213inbrassבַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178. And hecameוַיָּבוֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, and wroughtallכָּל־kol-H3605hisworkמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃me.lakh.ToH4399.

15For he fashioned thetwoH8147pillarsH5982ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, ofeighteenעֶשְׂרֵ֜ה'es.RehH6240cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520highקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967apieceהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259: and alineוְחוּט֙ve.ChutH2339oftwelveעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520compassed either of themaboutיָסֹ֖בya.SoH5437.

16And hemadeעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213twoוּשְׁתֵּ֨יu.she.TeiH8147chapiters ofmoltenH3332brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, tosetלָתֵ֛תla.TetH5414uponעַל־'al-H5921thetopsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of thepillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982: theheightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967of the one chapiter wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520, and theheightקוֹמַ֖תko.MatH6967of theotherהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259chapiter wasfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.

17There werenetsH7639of checkerworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639, andwreathsגְּדִלִים֙ge.di.LimH1434of chainworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639, for the chapiterswhichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wereuponעַל־'al-H5921thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982;sevenשִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'AhH7651for the one chapiter, andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651for theotherהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259chapiter.

18SoH3651hemadeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982; and there weretwoוּשְׁנֵי֩u.she.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִ֨יםtu.RimH2905roundH5439aboutH5439uponעַל־'al-H5921the onenetworkהַשְּׂבָכָ֣הha.se.va.KhahH7639, tocoverלְכַסּ֤וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the chapiters that wereuponעַל־'al-H5921thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thepillarsH5982: andsoH3651didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he for theotherהָאֶחָ֗תha.'e.ChatH259chapiter.

19And the chapiters that wereuponעַל־'al-H5921thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982in theporchבָּֽאוּלָ֑םba.'u.LamH197were oflilyשׁוּשַׁ֣ןshu.ShanH7799workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639,fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.

20And there were chapitersaboveH5921alsouponH5921thetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,closeמִלְּעֻמַּ֣תmi.le.'u.MatH5980by thebellyהַבֶּ֔טֶןha.Be.tenH990whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wasbesideH5921thenetworkהַשְּׂבָכָ֑הha.se.va.khahH7639: and thepomegranatesוְהָרִמּוֹנִ֤יםve.ha.ri.mo.NimH7416weretwoH8147hundredמָאתַ֙יִם֙ma.Ta.yimH3967, inrowsטֻרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905roundH5439aboutH5439uponH5921theotherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145chapiter.

21And hesetוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965upH6965thepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982at theporchלְאֻלָ֖םle.'u.LamH197of thetempleהַֽהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964: and hesetוַיָּ֜קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965upH6965therightהַיְמָנִ֗יhay.ma.NiH3233pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034thereofJachinיָכִ֔יןya.KhinH3199: and hesetוַיָּ֙קֶם֙vai.Ya.kemH6965upH6965theleftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יha.se.ma.LiH8042pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034thereofBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

22AnduponH5921thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982waslilyשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399:soH5921was theworkH4399of thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982finishedוַתִּתֹּ֖םva.ti.TomH8552.

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