1 Kings 6
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasבִשְׁמוֹנִ֣יםin eightyשָׁנָ֣הyearוְאַרְבַּ֣עand fourמֵא֣וֹתhundredsשָׁנָ֡הyearלְצֵ֣אתof the coming out ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לIsraelמֵאֶֽרֶץ־from the land ofמִצְרַיִם֩Egyptבַּשָּׁנָ֨הin the yearהָרְבִיעִ֜יתthe fourthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the month ofזִ֗וZivה֚וּאthatהַחֹ֣דֶשׁwas the monthהַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe secondלִמְלֹ֥ךְof the reigning ofשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיִּ֥בֶןand he builtהַבַּ֖יִתthe houseלַיהוָֽה׃for Yahweh
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הַיָּצִ֨יעַthe extensionהַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜הthe lowerחָמֵ֧שׁwas fiveבָּאַמָּ֣הby the cubitרָחְבָּ֗הּbreadth itsוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙and the middle extensionשֵׁ֤שׁwas sixבָּֽאַמָּה֙by the cubitרָחְבָּ֔הּbreadth itsוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתand the third extensionשֶׁ֥בַעwas sevenבָּאַמָּ֖הby the cubitרָחְבָּ֑הּbreadth itsכִּ֡יforמִגְרָעוֹת֩ledgesנָתַ֨ןhe madeלַבַּ֤יִתfor the houseסָבִיב֙aroundח֔וּצָהthe outside towardsלְבִלְתִּ֖יto notאֲחֹ֥זto have holdבְּקִֽירוֹת־in the walls ofהַבָּֽיִת׃the house
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הַבַּ֨יִתthe houseהַזֶּ֜הthe thisאֲשֶׁר־whichאַתָּ֣הyouבֹנֶ֗הare buildingאִם־ifתֵּלֵ֤ךְyou will walkבְּחֻקֹּתַי֙in statutes myוְאֶת־and obj.מִשְׁפָּטַ֣יjudgments myתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔הyou will observeוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥and you will keepאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמִצְוֹתַ֖יcommandments myלָלֶ֣כֶתto walkבָּהֶ֑םin the themוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יand I will establishאֶת־obj.דְּבָרִי֙word myאִתָּ֔ךְwith youאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיI spokeאֶל־toדָּוִ֥דDavidאָבִֽיךָ׃father your
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וַיִּבֶן֩and he builtאֶת־obj.קִיר֨וֹתthe walls ofהַבַּ֤יִתthe houseמִבַּ֙יְתָה֙from inside towardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתwith boards ofאֲרָזִ֔יםcedarsמִקַּרְקַ֤עfrom the floor ofהַבַּ֙יִת֙the houseעַד־toקִיר֣וֹתthe walls ofהַסִּפֻּ֔ןthe ceilingצִפָּ֥הhe overlaidעֵ֖ץwoodמִבָּ֑יִתfrom insideוַיְצַ֛ףand he overlaidאֶת־obj.קַרְקַ֥עthe floor ofהַבַּ֖יִתthe houseבְּצַלְע֥וֹתwith boards ofבְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃cypresses
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וַיִּבֶן֩and he builtאֶת־obj.עֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwentyאַמָּ֜הcubitsמִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יfrom the innermost parts ofהַבַּ֙יִת֙the houseבְּצַלְע֣וֹתwith boards ofאֲרָזִ֔יםcedarsמִן־fromהַקַּרְקַ֖עthe floorעַד־toהַקִּיר֑וֹתthe wallsוַיִּ֤בֶןand he builtלוֹ֙for the itמִבַּ֣יִתfrom insideלִדְבִ֔ירto an innermost roomלְקֹ֖דֶשׁto the holy place ofהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃the holy places
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וְלִפְנֵ֣יand to beforeהַדְּבִ֡ירthe innermost roomעֶשְׂרִים֩was twentyאַמָּ֨הcubitsאֹ֜רֶךְlengthוְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםand was twentyאַמָּ֣הcubitsרֹ֗חַבbreadthוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםand was twentyאַמָּה֙cubitsקֽוֹמָת֔וֹheight itsוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּand he overlaid itזָהָ֣בgoldסָג֑וּרgold plateוַיְצַ֥ףand he overlaidמִזְבֵּ֖חַan altarאָֽרֶז׃cedar
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וְחָמֵ֣שׁand was fiveאַמּ֗וֹתcubitsכְּנַ֤ףthe wing ofהַכְּרוּב֙the cherubהָֽאֶחָ֔תthe oneוְחָמֵ֣שׁand was fiveאַמּ֔וֹתcubitsכְּנַ֥ףthe wing ofהַכְּר֖וּבthe cherubהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתthe secondעֶ֣שֶׂרwas tenאַמּ֔וֹתcubitsמִקְצ֥וֹתfrom the ends ofכְּנָפָ֖יוwings itsוְעַד־and toקְצ֥וֹתthe ends ofכְּנָפָֽיו׃wings its
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וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he putאֶת־obj.הַכְּרוּבִ֜יםthe cherubimבְּת֣וֹךְ׀in the middle ofהַבַּ֣יִתthe houseהַפְּנִימִ֗יthe innerוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮and they spread outאֶת־obj.כַּנְפֵ֣יthe wings ofהַכְּרֻבִים֒the cherubimוַתִּגַּ֤עand it touchedכְּנַף־the wing ofהָֽאֶחָד֙the one cherubבַּקִּ֔ירin the wallוּכְנַף֙and the wing ofהַכְּר֣וּבthe cherubהַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe secondנֹגַ֖עַתwas touchingבַּקִּ֣ירin the wallהַשֵּׁנִ֑יthe secondוְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙and wings theirאֶל־toתּ֣וֹךְthe middle ofהַבַּ֔יִתthe houseנֹגְעֹ֖תwere touchingכָּנָ֥ףwingאֶל־toכָּנָֽף׃wing
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וּשְׁתֵּי֮and twoדַּלְת֣וֹתdoors ofעֲצֵי־woods ofשֶׁמֶן֒oliveוְקָלַ֣עand he carvedעֲ֠לֵיהֶםon themמִקְלְע֨וֹתcarvings ofכְּרוּבִ֧יםcherubimוְתִמֹר֛וֹתand palm treesוּפְטוּרֵ֥יand spread out things ofצִצִּ֖יםflowersוְצִפָּ֣הand he overlaid themזָהָ֑בgoldוַיָּ֛רֶדand he hammered outעַל־onהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםthe cherubimוְעַל־and onהַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹתthe palm treesאֶת־obj.הַזָּהָֽב׃the gold
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וּבַשָּׁנָה֩and in the yearהָאַחַ֨תthe one plusעֶשְׂרֵ֜הtenבְּיֶ֣רַחin the month ofבּ֗וּלBulה֚וּאthatהַחֹ֣דֶשׁwas the monthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יthe eighthכָּלָ֣הit was completeהַבַּ֔יִתthe houseלְכָל־to allדְּבָרָ֖יוparts itsוּלְכָל־and to allמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוplans itsוַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּand he built itשֶׁ֥בַעsevenשָׁנִֽים׃years
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