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2 Chronicles 4

1Moreover hemadeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520thelengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520thebreadthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof, andtenוְעֶ֥שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520theheightקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ סko.ma.ToH6967thereof.

2Also hemadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213themoltenמוּצָ֑קmu.TzakH3332seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220oftenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽ֠אַמָּהBa.'a.mahH520frombrimמִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmi.se.fa.ToH8193tobrimשְׂפָת֜וֹse.fa.ToH8193,roundH5439in compass, and theheightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof wasfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520; and a line ofthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520compassed itroundH5439aboutH5439.

3Andunderתַּ֨חַתTa.chatH8478it was the similitude ofoxenבְּקָרִים֩be.ka.RimH1241,whichוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823did compass itroundH5439aboutH5439, fortenעֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520, compassing theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220roundH5439aboutH5439. Theoxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241were intwoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147rowsטוּרִים֙tu.RimH2905,castיְצוּקִ֖יםye.tzu.KimH3332when it wascastH3332.

4Itstoodעוֹמֵ֞דo.MedH5975uponH5921twelveעָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarH6240oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardH5921thenorthצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andthreeוּשְׁלוֹשָׁה֩u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardH5921thewestיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220, andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardH5921thesouthנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045, andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969lookingtowardH5921theeastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217: and theseaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220wassetH5975uponH5921themaboveH5921, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hinderpartsאֲחֹרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cho.rei.HemH268wereinwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

5And it was anhandbreadthטֶ֔פַחTe.fachH2947thickוְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672; and thebrimוּשְׂפָתוֹ֙u.se.fa.ToH8193thereof waswroughtכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639like thebrimשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of acupכּ֔וֹסKosH3563, like theflowerפֶּ֖רַחPe.rachH6525of alilyשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑הsho.sha.NahH7799: itreceivedH2388andheldמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505bathsבַּתִּ֔יםba.TimH1324.

6Hemadeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213alsotenעֲשָׂרָה֒'a.sa.RahH6235lavers, andputוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֨הcha.mi.ShahH2568on therightH3225handH3225, andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֤הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568on theleftמִשְּׂמֹאול֙mi.se.mOlH8040, towashלְרָחְצָ֣הle.ra.che.TzahH7364in them; such things as belonged to theburntהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering theywashedלְרָחְצָ֥הle.ra.che.TzahH7364in them: but theseaוְהַיָּ֕םve.hai.YamH3220was for thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548towashH7364in.

7And hemadeוַ֠יַּעַשׂVai.ya.'asH6213thetenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235candlesticks ofgoldהַזָּהָ֛בha.za.HavH2091accordingH4941to theordinanceכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑םke.mish.pa.TamH4941concerning them; and hesetוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414them in thetempleבַּֽהֵיכָ֔לba.hei.KhalH1964,fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568on therightH3225handH3225, andfiveוְחָמֵ֥שׁve.cha.MeshH2568on theleftמִשְּׂמֹֽאול׃ סmi.se.MolH8040.

8Hemadeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213alsotenעֲשָׂרָה֒'a.sa.RahH6235tablesשֻׁלְחָנוֹת֮shul.cha.nOtH7979, andplacedH3240them in thetempleבַּֽהֵיכָ֔לba.hei.KhalH1964,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568on therightH3225sideH3225, andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568on theleftמִשְּׂמֹ֑אולmi.se.MolH8040. And hemadeוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213anhundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967basons ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

9Furthermore hemadeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213thecourtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419courtH2691, anddoorsוּדְלָת֧וֹתu.de.la.TotH1817for thecourtH2691, andoverlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823thedoorsוְדַלְתוֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.dal.to.tei.HemH1817of them withbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10And hesetנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220on therightהַיְמָנִ֛יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֧תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the houseeastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924, toward thesouthנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

11AndHuramחוּרָ֔םchu.RamH2361madeH6213thepotsהַ֨סִּיר֔וֹתha.si.RotH5518, and theshovelsהַיָּעִ֖יםhai.ya.'ImH3257, and the basons.SoH6213Huramחוּרָ֗םch.y.ramH2361madeH6213anendוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615ofdoingH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399that he wrought forkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430:

12thetwoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsעַמּוּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982, and thebowlsוְהַגֻּלּ֧וֹתve.hag.gu.LotH1543, and thetwoשְׁתָּ֑יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147chapiterswhichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were on thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982; and thetwoשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147networksוְהַשְּׂבָכ֣וֹתve.ha.se.va.KhotH7639tocoverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147bowlsגֻּלּ֣וֹתgu.LotH1543of the chapiters that were on thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thepillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִֽים׃Ha.'a.mu.DimH5982;

13and thefourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967pomegranatesהָֽרִמּוֹנִ֛יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416for thetwoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147networksהַשְּׂבָכ֑וֹתha.se.va.KhotH7639;twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147rowsטוּרִ֤יםtu.RimH2905ofpomegranatesרִמּוֹנִים֙ri.mo.NimH7416foreachהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259networkלַשְּׂבָכָ֣הla.se.va.KhahH7639, tocoverלְכַסּ֗וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147bowlsגֻּלּ֣וֹתgu.LotH1543of the chapiters that wereuponעַל־'al-H5921thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.

14Hemadeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213also the bases, and the layersmadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213heuponעַל־'al-H5921the bases;

15oneseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220, and thetwelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240oxenהַבָּקָ֥רha.ba.KarH1241underתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478it.

16Thepotsהַ֠סִּירוֹתHa.si.rotH5518also, and theshovelsהַיָּעִ֤יםhai.ya.'ImH3257, and the fleshhooks, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכְּלֵיהֶ֔םke.lei.HemH3627thereof,didH6213Huramחוּרָ֥םchu.RamH2361hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1makeH6213forkingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010for thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068of brightbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

17In thePlainבְּכִכַּ֤רbe.khi.KarH3603ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383did thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428castיְצָקָ֣םye.tza.KamH3332them, in the claygroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127betweenH996Succothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523andZeredahצְרֵדָֽתָה׃tze.re.Da.tahH6868.

18ThusH3808Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428vesselsהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627ingreatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966abundanceלָרֹ֣בla.RoH7230: for theweightמִשְׁקַ֥לmish.KalH4948of thebrassהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ פha.ne.Cho.shetH5178couldnotH3808befoundH2713outH2713.

19AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627that were in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, thegoldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196also, and thetablesהַשֻּׁלְחָנ֔וֹתha.shul.cha.NotH7979whereon was the shewbread;

20and the candlesticks with theirlampsוְנֵרֹתֵיהֶ֗םve.ne.ro.tei.HemH5216, that they shouldburnלְבַעֲרָ֧םle.va.'a.RamH1197accordingH4941to theordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֛טka.mish.PatH4941beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the oracle, ofpureסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091;

21and theflowersוְהַפֶּ֧רַחve.ha.Pe.rachH6525, and thelampsוְהַנֵּר֛וֹתve.ha.ne.RotH5216, and thetongsוְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִםve.ha.mel.ka.Cha.yimH4457, ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, and that perfectgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091;

22and thesnuffersוְהַֽמְזַמְּר֧וֹתve.ham.za.me.RotH4212, and the basons, and thespoonsוְהַכַּפּ֥וֹתve.hak.ka.PotH3709, and thefirepansוְהַמַּחְתּ֖וֹתve.ha.mach.TotH4289, ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: and as for theentryוּפֶ֣תַחu.Fe.tachH6607of thehouseהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004, theinnerהַפְּנִימִיּ֜וֹתha.pe.ni.mi.YotH6442doorsדַּלְתוֹתָ֨יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof for themostH6944holyH6944placeH6944, and thedoorsוְדַלְתֵ֥יve.dal.TeiH1817of thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, to wit, of thetempleH1004, were ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

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