Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 3

1ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010beganוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490tobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDH3068atJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389inmountבְּהַר֙be.HarH2022Moriahהַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔הha.Mo.ri.YahH4179,whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDH3068appearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200untoDavidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hemadeH3559readyH3559in theplaceבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725thatDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732hadappointedH3559, in the threshing-floor ofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

2And hebeganוַ֠יָּחֶלVai.ya.chelH2490tobuildלִבְנ֞וֹתliv.NotH1129in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayH2320of thesecondבַּשֵּׁנִ֔יba.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, in thefourthאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

3NowtheseH428are thefoundationsH3245whichH428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010laidH3245for thebuildingלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. Thelengthהָאֹ֡רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753bycubitsאַמּ֞וֹת'a.MotH520after thefirstהָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ha.ri.sho.NahH7223measureH520was threescorecubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520, and thebreadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

4And theporchוְהָאוּלָ֡םve.ha.'u.LamH197that wasbeforeH6440thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, thelengthהָאֹ֜רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753of it,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thebreadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of thehouseH1004, wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520, and theheightוְהַגֹּ֖בַהּve.ha.GoahH1363anhundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242: and heoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823itwithinעַל־'al-H5921withpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

5And thegreaterהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004he cieled withfirבְּרוֹשִׁ֔יםbe.ro.ShimH1265treeH6086,whichH6086heoverlaidH2645with finegoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, and wroughtthereonעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921palmתִּמֹרִ֖יםti.mo.RimH8561treesH6086andchainsוְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ve.shar.she.RotH8333:

6And he garnished thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withpreciousיְקָרָ֖הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68forbeautyלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתle.tif.'A.retH8597: and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091wasgoldזְהַ֥בze.HavH2091ofParvaimפַּרְוָֽיִם׃par.Va.yimH6516.

7Heoverlaidוַיְחַ֨ףvay.ChafH2645also thehouseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, thebeamsהַקֹּר֧וֹתha.ko.RotH6982, thethresholdsהַסִּפִּ֛יםha.si.PimH5592, and thewallsוְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יוve.ki.ro.TavH7023thereof, and thedoorsוְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יוve.dal.to.TavH1817thereof, withgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091; and gravedcherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742on thewallsהַקִּירֽוֹת׃ סha.ki.RotH7023.

8And hemadeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213themostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004; thelengthאָרְכּ֞וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thebreadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520, and thebreadthוְרָחְבּ֖וֹve.ra.che.BoH7341thereoftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520: and heoverlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.cha.Pe.huH2645it with finegoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, amounting tosixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֖יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603.

9And theweightוּמִשְׁקָ֛לu.mish.KalH4948of thenailsלְמִסְמְר֥וֹתle.mis.me.RotH4548wasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsלִשְׁקָלִ֖יםlish.ka.LimH8255ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091. And heoverlaidחִפָּ֥הchi.PahH2645theupperוְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.li.YotH5944chambersH5944withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

10And in themostקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.ShimH6944houseבְּבֵֽית־be.veit-H1004hemadeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147cherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742of imageworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639; and theyoverlaidוַיְצַפּ֥וּvay.tza.PuH6823them withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

11And thewingsוְכַנְפֵי֙ve.khan.FeiH3671of thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742weretwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520longאָרְכָּ֖ם'a.re.KamH753: thewingכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671of the onecherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wasfiveחָמֵ֗שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsלְאַמּ֣וֹתle.'a.MotH520,reachingמַגַּ֙עַת֙ma.Ga.'atH5060to thewallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; and theotherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671was likewisefiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,reachingמַגִּ֕יעַma.Gi.a'H5060to thewingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671of theotherהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312cherubH3742.

12And thewingוּכְנַ֨ףu.khe.NafH3671of theotherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312cherubהַכְּר֤וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wasfiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520,reachingמַגִּ֖יעַma.Gi.a'H5060to thewallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: and theotherהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671wasfiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520also, joining to thewingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671of theotherH312cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

13Thewingsכַּנְפֵי֙kan.FeiH3671oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּֽרְשִׂ֖יםpo.re.SimH6566themselvesוְהֵ֛םve.HemH1992forthtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520: and theystoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975on theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272, and theirfacesוּפְנֵיהֶ֥םu.fe.nei.HemH6440weretowardעַל־'al-H5921thehouseלַבָּֽיִת׃ סla.Ba.yitH1004.

14And hemadeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213theveilהַפָּרֹ֔כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532ofblueתְּכֵ֥לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, andcrimsonוְכַרְמִ֣ילve.khar.MilH3758, andfineוּב֑וּץu.VutzH948linenH948, and wroughtcherubimכְּרוּבִֽים׃ סke.ru.VimH3742thereonעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.

15Also hemadeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsעַמּוּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982, ofthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andfiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֕וֹת'a.MotH520highאֹ֑רֶךְ'O.rekhH753, and the chapiter that was on thetopרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218ofeachH8147of them wasfiveחָמֵֽשׁ׃ סcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

16And hemadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213chainsשַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙shar.she.rOtH8333in the oracle, andputוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them on thetopsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thepillarsהָעַמֻּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982; and hemadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213anhundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967pomegranatesרִמּוֹנִים֙ri.mo.NimH7416, andputוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them on thechainsבַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃Ba.shar.she.RotH8333.

17And hesetוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965upH6965thepillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ha.'a.mu.DimH5982beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440thetempleהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964, one on therightH3225handH3225, and theotherH259on theleftH8040; andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of that on therightH3225handH3225Jachinיָכִ֔יןya.KhinH3199, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of that on theleftH8040Boazבֹּֽעַז׃ סBo.'azH1162.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3

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