Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 7:13-45

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.

23And hemadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the moltenseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220oftenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520frombrimמִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmi.se.fa.ToH8193tobrimשְׂפָת֜וֹse.fa.ToH8193,roundH5439in compass, and theheightקוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof wasfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520: and a line ofthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520compassed itroundH5439aboutH5439.

24Andunderמִתַּ֨חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478thebrimלִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀lis.fa.ToH8193of itroundH5439aboutH5439there were knops which did compass it, fortenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520, compassing theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220roundH5439aboutH5439: the knops were intwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905,castיְצֻקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332when it wascastH3332.

25Itstoodעֹמֵ֞ד'o.MedH5975uponH5921twelveעָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarH6240oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardH5921thenorthצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardH5921thewestיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220, andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardH5921thesouthנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045, andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardH5921theeastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217: and theseaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220wassetH5975uponH5921themaboveH5921, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hinderpartsאֲחֹֽרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cho.rei.HemH268wereinwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

26And it was anhandbreadthטֶ֔פַחTe.fachH2947thickוְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672; and thebrimוּשְׂפָת֛וֹu.se.fa.ToH8193thereof waswroughtכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639like thebrimשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of acupכּ֖וֹסKosH3563, like theflowerפֶּ֣רַחPe.rachH6525of alilyשׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.ShanH7799: itheldH3557twoH3557thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505bathsבַּ֖תbatH1324.

27And hemadeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thetenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235bases ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520was thelengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of onebaseH753, andfourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520thebreadthרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341thereof, andthreeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520theheightקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967of it.

28And theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the bases was on this manner: they hadbordersמִסְגְּרֹ֣תmis.ge.RotH4526; and there werebordersוּמִסְגְּרֹ֖תu.mis.ge.RotH4526betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the ledges:

29and on thebordersהַמִּסְגְּר֞וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526that werebetweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the ledges werelionsאֲרָי֤וֹת׀'a.ra.YotH738,oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241, andcherubimוּכְרוּבִ֔יםu.khe.ru.VimH3742; anduponוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921the ledges there was apedestalכֵּ֣ןkenH3653aboveוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921: andbeneathוּמִתַּ֙חַת֙u.mi.Ta.chatH8478thelionsלַאֲרָי֣וֹתla.'a.ra.YotH738andoxenוְלַבָּקָ֔רve.la.ba.KarH1241werewreathsלֹי֖וֹתlo.YotH3914ofhangingמוֹרָֽד׃mo.RadH4174workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639.

30AndeveryH376base hadfourוְאַרְבָּעָה֩ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702brasenwheelsאוֹפַנֵּ֨י'o.fa.NeiH212, andaxlesוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633ofbrassH5178: and thefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702feetפַעֲמֹתָ֖יוfa.'a.mo.TavH6471thereof had undersetters:beneathמִתַּ֤חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478thelaverלַכִּיֹּר֙la.ki.YorH3595were the undersetters molten, withwreathsלֹיֽוֹת׃lo.YotH3914at thesideH3802ofeachH376.

31And themouthוּ֠פִיהוּU.fi.huH6310of itwithinH5921the chapiter andaboveH5921was acubitH520: and themouthוּפִ֙יהָ֙u.Fi.haH6310thereof wasroundעָגֹ֣ל'a.GolH5696afterH5921theworkמַעֲשֵׂה־ma.'a.seh-H4639of apedestalכֵ֔ןKhenH3653, acubitH520and anhalfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677: and alsouponH5921themouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310of it were gravings, and theirbordersוּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶ֥םu.mis.ge.ro.tei.HemH4526were foursquare,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808roundעֲגֻלּֽוֹת׃a.gu.LotH5696.

32And thefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wereunderneathלְמִתַּ֙חַת֙le.mi.Ta.chatH8478thebordersלַֽמִּסְגְּר֔וֹתla.mis.ge.RotH4526; and the axletrees of thewheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212were in the base: and theheightוְקוֹמַת֙ve.ko.MatH6967of awheelהָאוֹפַ֣ןha.'o.FanH212was acubitאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520andhalfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677acubitהָאַמָּֽה׃ha.'a.MahH520.

33And theworkוּמַֽעֲשֵׂה֙u.ma.'a.SehH4639of thewheelsהָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםha.'o.fa.NimH212was like theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of achariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑הha.mer.ka.VahH4818wheelאוֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212: their axletrees, and their felloes, and theirspokesוְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶ֛םve.chi.shu.kei.HemH2839, and their naves, wereallהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605moltenמוּצָֽק׃mu.TzakH3332.

34And there werefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702undersetters at thefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֔וֹתpi.NotH6438ofeachהָֽאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259base: the undersetters thereof were of the base itself.

35And in thetopוּבְרֹ֣אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of the base was there aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439compass ofhalfחֲצִ֧יcha.TziH2677acubitהָאַמָּ֛הha.'a.MahH520highקוֹמָ֖הko.MahH6967: and on thetopרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of the base thestaysיְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.haH3027thereof and thebordersוּמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֖יהָu.mis.ge.ro.Tei.haH4526thereof were of thesameמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480.

36And on theplatesהַלֻּחֹת֙ha.lu.ChotH3871of thestaysיְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.haH3027thereof, and on thebordersמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֔יהָmis.ge.ro.tei.haH4526thereof, he gravedcherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742,lionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738, andpalmוְתִמֹרֹ֑תve.ti.mo.RotH8561tress,accordingH5921to thespaceH4626ofeachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376, withwreathsוְלֹי֖וֹתve.lo.YotH3914roundH5439aboutH5439.

37After this manner hemadeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213thetenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235bases:allלְכֻלָּֽהְנָה׃ סle.khu.La.he.nahH3605of them had onecastingמוּצָ֨קmu.TzakH4165, one measure, and oneformקֶ֥צֶבKe.tzevH7095.

38And hemadeוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235lavers ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178: onelaverH3595containedfortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705bathsבַּ֜תbatH1324: andeveryH259laverH3595wasfourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520: anduponעַל־'al-H5921everyH259one of thetenלְעֶ֖שֶׂרle.'E.serH6235bases onelaverH3595.

39And hesetוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414the bases,fiveחָמֵ֞שׁcha.MeshH2568on therightמִיָּמִ֔יןmi.ya.MinH3225sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, andfiveוְחָמֵ֛שׁve.cha.MeshH2568on theleftמִשְּׂמֹאל֑וֹmi.se.mo.LoH8040sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: and hesetנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220on therightהַיְמָנִ֛יתhay.ma.NitH3225sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004eastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,towardH5921thesouthנֶֽגֶב׃ סNe.gevH5045.

40AndHiramחִיר֔וֹםchi.RomH2438madeH6213the lavers, and theshovelsהַיָּעִ֖יםhai.ya.'ImH3257, and the basons.SoH6213Hiramחִירָ֗םchi.RamH2438madeH6213anendוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615ofdoingH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399that he wrought forkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

41thetwoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsעַמֻּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982, and thetwoשְׁתָּ֑יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147bowlsוְגֻלֹּ֧תve.gu.LotH1543of the chapiters that were on thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982; and thetwoשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147networksוְהַשְּׂבָכ֣וֹתve.ha.se.va.KhotH7639tocoverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147bowlsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543of the chapiters that were on thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;

42and thefourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967pomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִ֛יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416for thetwoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147networksהַשְּׂבָכ֑וֹתha.se.va.KhotH7639;twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147rowsטוּרִ֤יםtu.RimH2905ofpomegranatesרִמֹּנִים֙ri.mo.NimH7416foreachהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259networkלַשְּׂבָכָ֣הla.se.va.KhahH7639, tocoverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147bowlsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543of the chapiters that wereuponעַל־'al-H5921thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;

43and thetenעָ֑שֶׂר'A.serH6235bases, and thetenעֲשָׂרָ֖ה'a.sa.RahH6235lavers on the bases;

44and the oneseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220, and thetwelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240oxenהַבָּקָ֥רha.ba.KarH1241underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220;

45and thepotsהַסִּיר֨וֹתha.si.RotH5518, and theshovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257, and the basons:evenH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'o.helH428vesselsהַכֵּלִ֣יםha.ke.LimH3627,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Hiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213forkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010, in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, were of burnishedbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

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