וַיָּ֣חֶל שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לִבְנ֤וֹת אֶת בֵּית יְהוָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּהַר֙ הַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִרְאָ֖ה לְדָוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יהוּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵכִין֙ בִּמְק֣וֹם דָּוִ֔יד בְּגֹ֖רֶן אָרְנָ֥ן הַיְבוּסִֽי
Then Solomon began to build the house of YHWH at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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וַ֠יָּחֶל לִבְנ֞וֹת בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי֙ בַּשֵּׁנִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֖ע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ
And he began to build in the second of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
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וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ הוּסַ֣ד שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה לִבְנ֖וֹת אֶת בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים הָאֹ֡רֶךְ אַמּ֞וֹת בַּמִּדָּ֤ה הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ אַמּ֣וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֔ים וְרֹ֖חַב אַמּ֥וֹת עֶשְׂרִֽים
Now these Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
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וְהָאוּלָ֡ם אֲשֶׁר֩ עַל פְּנֵ֨י הָאֹ֜רֶךְ עַל פְּנֵ֤י רֹֽחַב הַבַּ֨יִת֙ אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְהַגֹּ֖בַהּ מֵאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּ מִפְּנִ֖ימָה זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר
And the porch that in the front , the length according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
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וְאֵ֣ת הַבַּ֣יִת הַגָּד֗וֹל חִפָּה֙ עֵ֣ץ בְּרוֹשִׁ֔ים וַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֣ב ט֑וֹב וַיַּ֧עַל עָלָ֛יו תִּמֹרִ֖ים וְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
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וַיְצַ֧ף אֶת הַבַּ֛יִת אֶ֥בֶן יְקָרָ֖ה לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְהַזָּהָ֖ב זְהַ֥ב פַּרְוָֽיִם
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold gold of Parvaim.
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וַיְחַ֨ף אֶת הַבַּ֜יִת הַקֹּר֧וֹת הַסִּפִּ֛ים וְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יו וְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יו זָהָ֑ב וּפִתַּ֥ח כְּרוּבִ֖ים עַל הַקִּירֽוֹת
He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂ֙ אֶת בֵּֽית קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים אָרְכּ֞וֹ עַל פְּנֵ֤י רֹֽחַב הַבַּ֨יִת֙ אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְרָחְבּ֖וֹ אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיְחַפֵּ֨הוּ֙ זָהָ֣ב ט֔וֹב לְכִכָּרִ֖ים שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת
And he made the most holy house, the length whereof according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, to six hundred talents.
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וּמִשְׁקָ֛ל לְמִסְמְר֥וֹת לִשְׁקָלִ֖ים חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים זָהָ֑ב וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת חִפָּ֥ה זָהָֽב
And the weight of the nails fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
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וַיַּ֜עַשׂ בְּבֵֽית קֹ֤דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ כְּרוּבִ֣ים שְׁנַ֔יִם מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה צַעֲצֻעִ֑ים וַיְצַפּ֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָֽב
And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וְכַנְפֵי֙ הַכְּרוּבִ֔ים אָרְכָּ֖ם אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֑ים כְּנַ֨ף הָאֶחָ֜ד לְאַמּ֣וֹת חָמֵ֗שׁ מַגַּ֨עַת֙ לְקִ֣יר הַבַּ֔יִת וְהַכָּנָ֤ף הָאַחֶ֨רֶת֙ אַמּ֣וֹת חָמֵ֔שׁ מַגִּ֕יעַ לִכְנַ֖ף הַכְּר֥וּב הָאַחֵֽר
And the wings of the cherubims twenty cubits long: one wing five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
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וּכְנַ֨ף הַכְּר֤וּב הָאֶחָד֙ אַמּ֣וֹת חָמֵ֔שׁ מַגִּ֖יעַ לְקִ֣יר הַבָּ֑יִת וְהַכָּנָ֤ף הָאַחֶ֨רֶת֙ אַמּ֣וֹת חָמֵ֔שׁ דְּבֵקָ֕ה לִכְנַ֖ף הַכְּר֥וּב הָאַחֵֽר
And wing of the other cherub five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing five cubits , joining to the wing of the other cherub.
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כַּנְפֵי֙ הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה פֹּֽרְשִׂ֖ים אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וְהֵ֛ם עֹמְדִ֥ים עַל רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם וּפְנֵיהֶ֥ם לַבָּֽיִת
The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces inward.
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂ֙ אֶת הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת תְּכֵ֥לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֖ן וְכַרְמִ֣יל וּב֑וּץ וַיַּ֥עַל עָלָ֖יו כְּרוּבִֽים
And he made the vail blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
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וַיַּ֜עַשׂ לִפְנֵ֤י הַבַּ֨יִת֙ עַמּוּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֔יִם אַמּ֕וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ אֹ֑רֶךְ וְהַצֶּ֥פֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל רֹאשׁ֖וֹ אַמּ֥וֹת חָמֵֽשׁ
Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that on the top of each of them five cubits.
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וַיַּ֤עַשׂ שַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙ בַּדְּבִ֔יר וַיִּתֵּ֖ן עַל רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמֻּדִ֑ים וַיַּ֤עַשׂ רִמּוֹנִים֙ מֵאָ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֖ן בַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת
And he made chains, in the oracle, and put on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put on the chains.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
וַיָּ֤קֶם אֶת הָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ עַל פְּנֵ֣י הַהֵיכָ֔ל אֶחָ֥ד מִיָּמִ֖ין וְאֶחָ֣ד מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול וַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם הימיני הַיְמָנִי֙ יָכִ֔ין וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשְּׂמָאלִ֖י בֹּֽעַז
And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.