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1 Kings 6:3-23

3And theporchוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197beforeH6440thetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520was thelengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753of it, according to thebreadthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; andtenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520was thebreadthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341of it before thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

4And for thehouseלַבָּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004hemadeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213windowsחַלּוֹנֵ֖יcha.lo.NeiH2474ofnarrowאֲטֻמִֽים׃'a.tu.MimH331lightsשְׁקֻפִ֥יםshe.ku.FimH8261.

5And against thewallקִ֨ירkirH7023of thehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004hebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129chambersיָצִ֙יעַ֙ya.tzo.a'H3326allaroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439, against thewallsקִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004allaroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439, both of thetempleלַֽהֵיכָ֖לla.hei.KhalH1964and of the innersanctuaryוְלַדְּבִ֑ירve.la.de.VirH1687: and hemadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213chambersצְלָע֖וֹתtze.la.'otH6763allaroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439:

6Thelowestהַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜הha.tach.to.NahH8481chamberהַיָּצִ֨יעַhai.ya.tzo.a'H3326wasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520broadרָחְבָּ֗הּra.che.BahH7341, and themiddleוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484wassixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520broadרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341, and thethirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520broadרָחְבָּ֑הּra.che.BahH7341: foraroundסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439the outside in the wallofח֔וּצָהChu.tzahH2351thehouseלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004hemadeנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414narrowedrestsמִגְרָעוֹת֩mig.ra.'OtH4052, that the beams should not befastenedאֲחֹ֥ז'a.ChozH270in thewallsבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7And thehouseוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, when it was inbuildingבְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹbe.hi.Ba.no.ToH1129, wasbuiltנִבְנָ֑הniv.NahH1129ofstoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68madereadyשְׁלֵמָ֥הshe.le.MahH8003before it wasbroughtמַסָּ֖עma.Sa'H4551there: so that there was neitherhammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717noraxeוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631nor anytoolכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627ofironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in thehouseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, while it was inbuildingבְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃be.hi.ba.no.ToH1129.

8Thedoorפֶּ֗תַחPe.tachH6607for themiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484chamberהַצֵּלָע֙ha.tze.La'H6763was in therightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: and they wentupיַֽעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927with windingstairsוּבְלוּלִּ֗יםu.ve.lu.LimH3883into themiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484chamber, and out of themiddleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הha.ti.kho.NahH8484into thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ha.she.li.ShimH7992.

9So hebuiltוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huH3615it; andcoveredוַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.PonH5603thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withbeamsגֵּבִ֔יםge.VimH1356andboardsוּשְׂדֵרֹ֖תu.se.de.RotH7713ofcedarבָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ba.'a.ra.ZimH730.

10And then hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129chambersהַיָּצִ֙יעַ֙hai.ya.tzo.a'H3326against all thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקֽוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967: and theyrestedוַיֶּאֱחֹ֥זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270on thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withtimberבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086ofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.

11And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Concerning thishouseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004which thou art inbuildingבֹנֶ֗הvo.NehH1129, if thou wiltwalkH3212in mystatutesבְּחֻקֹּתַי֙be.chu.ko.TaiH2708, andexecuteתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941, andkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥ve.sha.mar.TaH8104all mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687towalkH3212in them; then will Iperformוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697with thee, which Ispokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1:

13And I willdwellוְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔יve.Sha.khan.TiH7931amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and will notforsakeאֶעֱזֹ֖ב'e.'e.ZoH5800mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ׃vay.kha.Le.huH3615it.

15And hebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129thewallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023on theinsideהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of thehouseמִבַּ֙יְתָה֙mi.Bay.tahH1004withboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730, both thefloorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, and thewallsקִיר֣וֹתki.RotH7023of thepanellingהַסִּפֻּ֔ןha.si.PunH5604: and hecoveredצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823them on theinsideמִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004withwoodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086, andcoveredוַיְצַ֛ףvay.TzafH6823thefloorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withplanksבְּצַלְע֥וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763offirבְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃be.ro.ShimH1265.

16And hebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520on thesidesמִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יmi.yar.ko.teiH3411of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,bothמִן־min-H4480thefloorהַקַּרְקַ֖עha.kar.Ka'H7172and thewallsהַקִּיר֑וֹתha.ki.RotH7023withboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730: he evenbuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129them for it on theinsideמִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004, even for the innersanctuaryלִדְבִ֔ירlid.VirH1687, even for themostלְקֹ֖דֶשׁle.Ko.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944place .

17And thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, that is, thetempleהַהֵיכָ֥לha.hei.KhalH1964beforeH3942it, wasfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520long .

18And thecedarוְאֶ֤רֶזve.'E.rezH730on theinsideפְּנִ֔ימָהpe.Ni.mahH6441of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004wascarvedמִקְלַ֣עַתmik.La.'atH4734withgourdsפְּקָעִ֔יםpe.ka.'ImH6497andopenוּפְטוּרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.ReiH6362flowersצִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimH6731: all wascedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730; there was nostoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68seenנִרְאָֽה׃nir.'AhH7200.

19And the innersanctuaryוּדְבִ֧ירu.de.VirH1687hepreparedהֵכִ֑יןhe.KhinH3559inבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432theinsideמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441of thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, tosetלְתִתֵּ֣ןle.ti.TenH5414there thearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20And the innersanctuaryהַדְּבִ֡ירha.de.VirH1687in theforepartוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440wastwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520inlengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753, andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520inbreadthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341, andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520in theheightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967of it: and heoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it withpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091; and socoveredוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823thealtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196which was ofcedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.

21SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010overlaidוַיְצַ֨ףvay.TzafH6823theinsideמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441of thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: and he made apartitionוַיְעַבֵּ֞רvay.'a.BerH5674by thechainsH7572ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the innersanctuaryהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687; and heoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

22And the wholehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004heoverlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823withgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091, until he hadfinishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552all thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: also the wholealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that was by the innersanctuaryלַדְּבִ֖ירla.de.VirH1687heoverlaidצִפָּ֥הtzi.PahH6823withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

23And within the innersanctuaryבַּדְּבִ֔ירba.de.VirH1687hemadeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147cherubimכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742ofoliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086, eachtenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.

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