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2 Chronicles 3

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיָּ֣חֶלand he beganשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonלִבְנ֤וֹתto buildאֶת־obj.בֵּית־the house ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םin Jerusalemבְּהַר֙on the mountain ofהַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔הthe Moriahאֲשֶׁ֥רwhereנִרְאָ֖הhe had appearedלְדָוִ֣ידto Davidאָבִ֑יהוּfather hisאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichהֵכִין֙he had preparedבִּמְק֣וֹםin the place ofדָּוִ֔ידDavidבְּגֹ֖רֶןon the threshing floor ofאָרְנָ֥ןOrnanהַיְבוּסִֽי׃the Jebusite
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וַ֠יָּחֶלand he beganלִבְנ֞וֹתto buildבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁin the monthהַשֵּׁנִי֙the secondבַּשֵּׁנִ֔יon the second dayבִּשְׁנַ֥תin yearאַרְבַּ֖עfourלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃of reign his
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וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙and theseהוּסַ֣דare the founding ofשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonלִבְנ֖וֹתto buildאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe Godהָאֹ֡רֶךְthe lengthאַמּ֞וֹתcubitsבַּמִּדָּ֤הby the measurementהָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙the formerאַמּ֣וֹתwas cubitsשִׁשִּׁ֔יםsixtyוְרֹ֖חַבand the breadthאַמּ֥וֹתwas cubitsעֶשְׂרִֽים׃twenty
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וְהָאוּלָ֡םand the porchאֲשֶׁר֩whichעַל־was onפְּנֵ֨יthe face ofהָאֹ֜רֶךְthe lengthעַל־onפְּנֵ֤יthe face ofרֹֽחַב־the breadth ofהַבַּ֙יִת֙the houseאַמּ֣וֹתwas cubitsעֶשְׂרִ֔יםtwentyוְהַגֹּ֖בַהּand the heightמֵאָ֣הwas one hundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםand twentyוַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּand he overlaid itמִפְּנִ֖ימָהfrom withinזָהָ֥בgoldטָהֽוֹר׃pure
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וְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.הַבַּ֣יִתthe houseהַגָּד֗וֹלthe greatחִפָּה֙he overlaidעֵ֣ץwood ofבְּרוֹשִׁ֔יםcypressesוַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּand he overlaid itזָהָ֣בgoldט֑וֹבfineוַיַּ֧עַלand he put upעָלָ֛יוon itתִּמֹרִ֖יםpalm treesוְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃and chains
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וַיְצַ֧ףand he overlaidאֶת־obj.הַבַּ֛יִתthe houseאֶ֥בֶןstonesיְקָרָ֖הpreciousלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתfor beautyוְהַזָּהָ֖בand the goldזְהַ֥בwas the gold ofפַּרְוָֽיִם׃Parvaim
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וַיְחַ֨ףand he overlaidאֶת־obj.הַבַּ֜יִתthe houseהַקֹּר֧וֹתthe beamsהַסִּפִּ֛יםthe thresholdsוְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יוand walls itsוְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יוand doors itsזָהָ֑בgoldוּפִתַּ֥חand he engravedכְּרוּבִ֖יםcherubimעַל־onהַקִּירֽוֹת׃ סthe walls
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וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙and he madeאֶת־obj.בֵּֽית־the house ofקֹ֣דֶשׁthe holy place ofהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםthe holy placesאָרְכּ֞וֹlength itsעַל־onפְּנֵ֤יthe face ofרֹֽחַב־the breadth ofהַבַּ֙יִת֙the houseאַמּ֣וֹתwas cubitsעֶשְׂרִ֔יםtwentyוְרָחְבּ֖וֹand breadth itsאַמּ֣וֹתwas cubitsעֶשְׂרִ֑יםtwentyוַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙and he overlaid itזָהָ֣בgoldט֔וֹבfineלְכִכָּרִ֖יםto talentsשֵׁ֥שׁsixמֵאֽוֹת׃hundreds
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וּמִשְׁקָ֛לand the weightלְמִסְמְר֥וֹתof nailsלִשְׁקָלִ֖יםto shekelsחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםfiftyזָהָ֑בgoldוְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתand the upper roomsחִפָּ֥הhe overlaidזָהָֽב׃gold
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וַיַּ֜עַשׂand he madeבְּבֵֽית־in the house ofקֹ֤דֶשׁthe holy place ofהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙the holy placesכְּרוּבִ֣יםcherubimשְׁנַ֔יִםtwoמַעֲשֵׂ֖הa work ofצַעֲצֻעִ֑יםcastingsוַיְצַפּ֥וּand they overlaidאֹתָ֖םobj. themזָהָֽב׃gold
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וְכַנְפֵי֙and the wings ofהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםthe cherubimאָרְכָּ֖םlength theirאַמּ֣וֹתwas cubitsעֶשְׂרִ֑יםtwentyכְּנַ֨ףthe wing ofהָאֶחָ֜דthe one cherubלְאַמּ֣וֹתto cubitsחָמֵ֗שׁfiveמַגַּ֙עַת֙was touchingלְקִ֣ירto the wall ofהַבַּ֔יִתthe houseוְהַכָּנָ֤ףand the wingהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙the otherאַמּ֣וֹתcubitsחָמֵ֔שׁfiveמַגִּ֕יעַwas touchingלִכְנַ֖ףto the wing ofהַכְּר֥וּבthe cherubהָאַחֵֽר׃the other
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וּכְנַ֨ףand the wing ofהַכְּר֤וּבthe cherubהָאֶחָד֙the oneאַמּ֣וֹתcubitsחָמֵ֔שׁfiveמַגִּ֖יעַwas touchingלְקִ֣ירto the wall ofהַבָּ֑יִתthe houseוְהַכָּנָ֤ףand the wingהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙the otherאַמּ֣וֹתcubitsחָמֵ֔שׁfiveדְּבֵקָ֕הwas clingingלִכְנַ֖ףto the wing ofהַכְּר֥וּבthe cherubהָאַחֵֽר׃the other
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כַּנְפֵי֙the wings ofהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםthe cherubimהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseפֹּֽרְשִׂ֖יםwere spreading outאַמּ֣וֹתcubitsעֶשְׂרִ֑יםtwentyוְהֵ֛םand theyעֹמְדִ֥יםwere standingעַל־onרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םfeet theirוּפְנֵיהֶ֥םand faces theirלַבָּֽיִת׃ סwere to the inside
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וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙and he madeאֶת־obj.הַפָּרֹ֔כֶתthe curtainתְּכֵ֥לֶתvioletוְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןand purpleוְכַרְמִ֣ילand crimsonוּב֑וּץand fine linenוַיַּ֥עַלand he put upעָלָ֖יוon itכְּרוּבִֽים׃ סcherubim
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וַיַּ֜עַשׂand he madeלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeהַבַּ֙יִת֙the houseעַמּוּדִ֣יםpillarsשְׁנַ֔יִםtwoאַמּ֕וֹתcubitsשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםthirtyוְחָמֵ֖שׁand fiveאֹ֑רֶךְlengthוְהַצֶּ֥פֶתand the capitalאֲשֶׁר־whichעַל־was onרֹאשׁ֖וֹtop itsאַמּ֥וֹתwas cubitsחָמֵֽשׁ׃ סfive
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וַיַּ֤עַשׂand he madeשַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙chainsבַּדְּבִ֔ירin the innermost roomוַיִּתֵּ֖ןand he put themעַל־onרֹ֣אשׁthe top ofהָעַמֻּדִ֑יםthe pillarsוַיַּ֤עַשׂand he madeרִמּוֹנִים֙pomegranatesמֵאָ֔הone hundredוַיִּתֵּ֖ןand he put themבַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃on the chains
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וַיָּ֤קֶםand he set upאֶת־obj.הָֽעַמּוּדִים֙the pillarsעַל־onפְּנֵ֣יthe faceהַהֵיכָ֔לthe templeאֶחָ֥דoneמִיָּמִ֖יןfrom the southוְאֶחָ֣דand oneמֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אולfrom the northוַיִּקְרָ֤אand he calledשֵׁם־the name ofהַיְמָנִי֙the south oneיָכִ֔יןJakinוְשֵׁ֥םand the name ofהַשְּׂמָאלִ֖יthe north oneבֹּֽעַז׃ סBoaz

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