וַיְהִ֣י בִשְׁמוֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָ֣ה וְאַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת שָׁנָ֡ה לְצֵ֣את בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מֵאֶֽרֶץ מִצְרַיִם֩ בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה הָרְבִיעִ֜ית בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ זִ֗ו ה֚וּא הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י לִמְלֹ֥ךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּ֥בֶן הַבַּ֖יִת לַיהוָֽה
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which the second month, that he began to build the house of YHWH.
Word-by-word analysis· 25 words
וְהַבַּ֗יִת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנָ֜ה הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שִׁשִּֽׁים אַמָּ֥ה אָרְכּ֖וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים רָחְבּ֑וֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה קוֹמָתֽוֹ
And the house which king Solomon built for YHWH, the length thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty , and the height thereof thirty cubits.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וְהָאוּלָ֗ם עַל פְּנֵי֙ הֵיכַ֣ל הַבַּ֔יִת עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּה֙ אָרְכּ֔וֹ עַל פְּנֵ֖י רֹ֣חַב הַבָּ֑יִת עֶ֧שֶׂר בָּאַמָּ֛ה רָחְבּ֖וֹ עַל פְּנֵ֥י הַבָּֽיִת
And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; ten cubits the breadth thereof before the house.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ לַבָּ֔יִת חַלּוֹנֵ֖י שְׁקֻפִ֥ים אֲטֻמִֽים
And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
וַיִּבֶן֩ עַל קִ֨יר הַבַּ֤יִת יצוע יָצִ֨יעַ֙ סָבִ֔יב אֶת קִיר֤וֹת הַבַּ֨יִת֙ סָבִ֔יב לַֽהֵיכָ֖ל וְלַדְּבִ֑יר וַיַּ֥עַשׂ צְלָע֖וֹת סָבִֽיב
And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
היצוע הַיָּצִ֨יעַ הַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜ה חָמֵ֧שׁ בָּאַמָּ֣ה רָחְבָּ֗הּ וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ שֵׁ֤שׁ בָּֽאַמָּה֙ רָחְבָּ֔הּ וְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔ית שֶׁ֥בַע בָּאַמָּ֖ה רָחְבָּ֑הּ כִּ֡י מִגְרָעוֹת֩ נָתַ֨ן לַבַּ֤יִת סָבִיב֙ ח֔וּצָה לְבִלְתִּ֖י אֲחֹ֥ז בְּקִֽירוֹת הַבָּֽיִת
The nethermost chamber five cubits broad, and the middle six cubits broad, and the third seven cubits broad: for without of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
וְהַבַּ֨יִת֙ בְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹ אֶֽבֶן שְׁלֵמָ֥ה מַסָּ֖ע נִבְנָ֑ה וּמַקָּב֤וֹת וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ כָּל כְּלִ֣י בַרְזֶ֔ל לֹֽא נִשְׁמַ֥ע בַּבַּ֖יִת בְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
פֶּ֗תַח הַצֵּלָע֙ הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה אֶל כֶּ֥תֶף הַבַּ֖יִת הַיְמָנִ֑ית וּבְלוּלִּ֗ים יַֽעֲלוּ֙ עַל הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה וּמִן הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה אֶל הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים
The door for the middle chamber in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle , and out of the middle into the third.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַיִּ֥בֶן אֶת הַבַּ֖יִת וַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּ וַיִּסְפֹּ֤ן אֶת הַבַּ֨יִת֙ גֵּבִ֔ים וּשְׂדֵרֹ֖ת בָּאֲרָזִֽים
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיִּ֤בֶן אֶת היצוע הַיָּצִ֨יעַ֙ עַל כָּל הַבַּ֔יִת חָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת קֽוֹמָת֑וֹ וַיֶּאֱחֹ֥ז אֶת הַבַּ֖יִת בַּעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִֽים
And he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house timber of cedar.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר
And the word of YHWH came to Solomon, saying,
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
הַבַּ֨יִת הַזֶּ֜ה אֲשֶׁר אַתָּ֣ה בֹנֶ֗ה אִם תֵּלֵ֤ךְ בְּחֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת מִשְׁפָּטַ֣י תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥ אֶת כָּל מִצְוֺתַ֖י לָלֶ֣כֶת בָּהֶ֑ם וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י אֶת דְּבָרִי֙ אִתָּ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אֶל דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיךָ
this house which you are in building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with you, which I spake to David your father:
Word-by-word analysis· 26 words
וְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔י בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֥א אֶעֱזֹ֖ב אֶת עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וַיִּ֧בֶן שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה אֶת הַבַּ֖יִת וַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ
So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת קִיר֨וֹת הַבַּ֤יִת מִבַּ֨יְתָה֙ בְּצַלְע֣וֹת אֲרָזִ֔ים מִקַּרְקַ֤ע הַבַּ֨יִת֙ עַד קִיר֣וֹת הַסִּפֻּ֔ן צִפָּ֥ה עֵ֖ץ מִבָּ֑יִת וַיְצַ֛ף אֶת קַרְקַ֥ע הַבַּ֖יִת בְּצַלְע֥וֹת בְּרוֹשִֽׁים
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: he covered on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת עֶשְׂרִ֨ים אַמָּ֜ה מירכותי מִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤י הַבַּ֨יִת֙ בְּצַלְע֣וֹת אֲרָזִ֔ים מִן הַקַּרְקַ֖ע עַד הַקִּיר֑וֹת וַיִּ֤בֶן לוֹ֙ מִבַּ֣יִת לִדְבִ֔יר לְקֹ֖דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built for it within, for the oracle, for the most holy .
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים בָּאַמָּ֖ה הָיָ֣ה הַבָּ֑יִת ה֖וּא הַהֵיכָ֥ל לִפְנָֽי
And the house, that , the temple before it, was forty cubits .
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
וְאֶ֤רֶז אֶל הַבַּ֨יִת֙ פְּנִ֔ימָה מִקְלַ֣עַת פְּקָעִ֔ים וּפְטוּרֵ֖י צִצִּ֑ים הַכֹּ֣ל אֶ֔רֶז אֵ֥ין אֶ֖בֶן נִרְאָֽה
And the cedar of the house within carved with knops and open flowers: all cedar; there was no stone seen.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
וּדְבִ֧יר בְּתוֹךְ הַבַּ֛יִת מִפְּנִ֖ימָה הֵכִ֑ין לְתִתֵּ֣ן שָׁ֔ם אֶת אֲר֖וֹן בְּרִ֥ית יְהוָֽה
And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of YHWH.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וְלִפְנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֡יר עֶשְׂרִים֩ אַמָּ֨ה אֹ֜רֶךְ וְעֶשְׂרִ֧ים אַמָּ֣ה רֹ֗חַב וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים אַמָּה֙ קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וַיְצַ֥ף מִזְבֵּ֖חַ אָֽרֶז
And the oracle in the forepart twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and covered the altar cedar.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
וַיְצַ֨ף שְׁלֹמֹ֧ה אֶת הַבַּ֛יִת מִפְּנִ֖ימָה זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וַיְעַבֵּ֞ר ברתיקות בְּרַתּוּק֤וֹת זָהָב֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֔יר וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָֽב
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וְאֶת כָּל הַבַּ֛יִת צִפָּ֥ה זָהָ֖ב עַד תֹּ֣ם כָּל הַבָּ֑יִת וְכָל הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ אֲֽשֶׁר לַדְּבִ֖יר צִפָּ֥ה זָהָֽב
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בַּדְּבִ֔יר שְׁנֵ֥י כְרוּבִ֖ים עֲצֵי שָׁ֑מֶן עֶ֥שֶׂר אַמּ֖וֹת קוֹמָתֽוֹ
And within the oracle he made two cherubims olive tree, ten cubits high.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֗וֹת כְּנַ֤ף הַכְּרוּב֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ת וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֔וֹת כְּנַ֥ף הַכְּר֖וּב הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמּ֔וֹת מִקְצ֥וֹת כְּנָפָ֖יו וְעַד קְצ֥וֹת כְּנָפָֽיו
And five cubits the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other ten cubits.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
וְעֶ֨שֶׂר֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה הַכְּר֖וּב הַשֵּׁנִ֑י מִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֛ת וְקֶ֥צֶב אֶחָ֖ד לִשְׁנֵ֥י הַכְּרֻבִֽים
And the other cherub ten cubits: both the cherubims of one measure and one size.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
קוֹמַת֙ הַכְּר֣וּב הָֽאֶחָ֔ד עֶ֖שֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּ֑ה וְכֵ֖ן הַכְּר֥וּב הַשֵּׁנִֽי
The height of the one cherub ten cubits, and so of the other cherub.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֶת הַכְּרוּבִ֜ים בְּת֣וֹךְ הַבַּ֣יִת הַפְּנִימִ֗י וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮ אֶת כַּנְפֵ֣י הַכְּרֻבִים֒ וַתִּגַּ֤ע כְּנַף הָֽאֶחָד֙ בַּקִּ֔יר וּכְנַף֙ הַכְּר֣וּב הַשֵּׁנִ֔י נֹגַ֖עַת בַּקִּ֣יר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י וְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ אֶל תּ֣וֹךְ הַבַּ֔יִת נֹגְעֹ֖ת כָּנָ֥ף אֶל כָּנָֽף
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
Word-by-word analysis· 28 words
וַיְצַ֥ף אֶת הַכְּרוּבִ֖ים זָהָֽב
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
Word-by-word analysis· 4 words
וְאֵת֩ כָּל קִיר֨וֹת הַבַּ֜יִת מֵסַ֣ב קָלַ֗ע פִּתּוּחֵי֙ מִקְלְעוֹת֙ כְּרוּבִ֣ים וְתִֽמֹרֹ֔ת וּפְטוּרֵ֖י צִצִּ֑ים מִלִּפְנִ֖ים וְלַחִיצֽוֹן
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וְאֶת קַרְקַ֥ע הַבַּ֖יִת צִפָּ֣ה זָהָ֑ב לִפְנִ֖ימָה וְלַחִיצֽוֹן
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
וְאֵת֙ פֶּ֣תַח הַדְּבִ֔יר עָשָׂ֖ה דַּלְת֣וֹת עֲצֵי שָׁ֑מֶן הָאַ֥יִל מְזוּז֖וֹת חֲמִשִֽׁית
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors olive tree: the lintel side posts a fifth part .
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וּשְׁתֵּי֮ דַּלְת֣וֹת עֲצֵי שֶׁמֶן֒ וְקָלַ֣ע עֲ֠לֵיהֶם מִקְלְע֨וֹת כְּרוּבִ֧ים וְתִמֹר֛וֹת וּפְטוּרֵ֥י צִצִּ֖ים וְצִפָּ֣ה זָהָ֑ב וַיָּ֛רֶד עַל הַכְּרוּבִ֥ים וְעַל הַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹת אֶת הַזָּהָֽב
The two doors also olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
Word-by-word analysis· 20 words
וְכֵ֥ן עָשָׂ֛ה לְפֶ֥תַח הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל מְזוּז֣וֹת עֲצֵי שָׁ֑מֶן מֵאֵ֖ת רְבִעִֽית
So also made he for the door of the temple posts olive tree, a fourth part .
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וּשְׁתֵּ֥י דַלְת֖וֹת עֲצֵ֣י בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים שְׁנֵ֨י צְלָעִ֜ים הַדֶּ֤לֶת הָֽאַחַת֙ גְּלִילִ֔ים וּשְׁנֵ֧י קְלָעִ֛ים הַדֶּ֥לֶת הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית גְּלִילִֽים
And the two doors fir tree: the two leaves of the one door folding, and the two leaves of the other door folding.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וְקָלַ֤ע כְּרוּבִים֙ וְתִ֣מֹר֔וֹת וּפְטֻרֵ֖י צִצִּ֑ים וְצִפָּ֣ה זָהָ֔ב מְיֻשָּׁ֖ר עַל הַמְּחֻקֶּֽה
And he carved cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered with gold fitted upon the carved work.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ אֶת הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔ית שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה טוּרֵ֣י גָזִ֑ית וְט֖וּר כְּרֻתֹ֥ת אֲרָזִֽים
And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔ית יֻסַּ֖ד בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה בְּיֶ֖רַח זִֽו
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of YHWH laid, in the month Zif:
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וּבַשָּׁנָה֩ הָאַחַ֨ת עֶשְׂרֵ֜ה בְּיֶ֣רַח בּ֗וּל ה֚וּא הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י כָּלָ֣ה הַבַּ֔יִת לְכָל דְּבָרָ֖יו וּלְכָל משפטו מִשְׁפָּטָ֑יו וַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.