< 2 Chronicles 3 >

1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father; for which provision had been made in the Place of David, in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
וַיָּ֣חֶל שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לִבְנֹ֤ות אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם בְּהַר֙ הַמֹּ֣ורִיָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִרְאָ֖ה לְדָוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יהוּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵכִין֙ בִּמְקֹ֣ום דָּוִ֔יד בְּגֹ֖רֶן אָרְנָ֥ן הַיְבוּסִֽי׃
2 And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
וַ֠יָּחֶל לִבְנֹ֞ות בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי֙ בַּשֵּׁנִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֖ע לְמַלְכוּתֹֽו׃
3 Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the ancient measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ הוּסַ֣ד שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה לִבְנֹ֖ות אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים הָאֹ֡רֶךְ אַמֹּ֞ות בַּמִּדָּ֤ה הָרִֽאשֹׁונָה֙ אַמֹּ֣ות שִׁשִּׁ֔ים וְרֹ֖חַב אַמֹּ֥ות עֶשְׂרִֽים׃
4 And the porch that was before the house, the length of it, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
וְהָאוּלָ֡ם אֲשֶׁר֩ עַל־פְּנֵ֨י הָאֹ֜רֶךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֤י רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ אַמֹּ֣ות עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְהַגֹּ֖בַהּ מֵאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּ מִפְּנִ֖ימָה זָהָ֥ב טָהֹֽור׃
5 And the greater house he covered with cypress-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
וְאֵ֣ת ׀ הַבַּ֣יִת הַגָּדֹ֗ול חִפָּה֙ עֵ֣ץ בְּרֹושִׁ֔ים וַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֣ב טֹ֑וב וַיַּ֧עַל עָלָ֛יו תִּמֹרִ֖ים וְשַׁרְשְׁרֹֽות׃
6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
וַיְצַ֧ף אֶת־הַבַּ֛יִת אֶ֥בֶן יְקָרָ֖ה לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְהַזָּהָ֖ב זְהַ֥ב פַּרְוָֽיִם׃
7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.
וַיְחַ֨ף אֶת־הַבַּ֜יִת הַקֹּרֹ֧ות הַסִּפִּ֛ים וְקִֽירֹותָ֥יו וְדַלְתֹותָ֖יו זָהָ֑ב וּפִתַּ֥ח כְּרוּבִ֖ים עַל־הַקִּירֹֽות׃ ס
8 And he made the most holy place; the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ אֶת־בֵּֽית־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים אָרְכֹּ֞ו עַל־פְּנֵ֤י רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ אַמֹּ֣ות עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְרָחְבֹּ֖ו אַמֹּ֣ות עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙ זָהָ֣ב טֹ֔וב לְכִכָּרִ֖ים שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
וּמִשְׁקָ֛ל לְמִסְמְרֹ֥ות לִשְׁקָלִ֖ים חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים זָהָ֑ב וְהָעֲלִיֹּ֖ות חִפָּ֥ה זָהָֽב׃
10 And in the most holy place he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.
וַיַּ֜עַשׂ בְּבֵֽית־קֹ֤דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ כְּרוּבִ֣ים שְׁנַ֔יִם מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה צַעֲצֻעִ֑ים וַיְצַפּ֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָֽב׃
11 And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
וְכַנְפֵי֙ הַכְּרוּבִ֔ים אָרְכָּ֖ם אַמֹּ֣ות עֶשְׂרִ֑ים כְּנַ֨ף הָאֶחָ֜ד לְאַמֹּ֣ות חָמֵ֗שׁ מַגַּ֙עַת֙ לְקִ֣יר הַבַּ֔יִת וְהַכָּנָ֤ף הָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ אַמֹּ֣ות חָמֵ֔שׁ מַגִּ֕יעַ לִכְנַ֖ף הַכְּר֥וּב הָאַחֵֽר׃
12 And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
וּכְנַ֨ף הַכְּר֤וּב הָאֶחָד֙ אַמֹּ֣ות חָמֵ֔שׁ מַגִּ֖יעַ לְקִ֣יר הַבָּ֑יִת וְהַכָּנָ֤ף הָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ אַמֹּ֣ות חָמֵ֔שׁ דְּבֵקָ֕ה לִכְנַ֖ף הַכְּר֥וּב הָאַחֵֽר׃
13 The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
כַּנְפֵי֙ הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה פֹּֽרְשִׂ֖ים אַמֹּ֣ות עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וְהֵ֛ם עֹמְדִ֥ים עַל־רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם וּפְנֵיהֶ֥ם לַבָּֽיִת׃ ס
14 And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.
וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ אֶת־הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת תְּכֵ֥לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֖ן וְכַרְמִ֣יל וּב֑וּץ וַיַּ֥עַל עָלָ֖יו כְּרוּבִֽים׃ ס
15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
וַיַּ֜עַשׂ לִפְנֵ֤י הַבַּ֙יִת֙ עַמּוּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֔יִם אַמֹּ֕ות שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ אֹ֑רֶךְ וְהַצֶּ֥פֶת אֲשֶׁר־עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֖ו אַמֹּ֥ות חָמֵֽשׁ׃ ס
16 And he made chains in the Sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ שַׁרְשְׁרֹות֙ בַּדְּבִ֔יר וַיִּתֵּ֖ן עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמֻּדִ֑ים וַיַּ֤עַשׂ רִמֹּונִים֙ מֵאָ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֖ן בַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֹֽות׃
17 And he set 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.
וַיָּ֤קֶם אֶת־הָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַהֵיכָ֔ל אֶחָ֥ד מִיָּמִ֖ין וְאֶחָ֣ד מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול וַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם־הַיְמִינִי (הַיְמָנִי֙) יָכִ֔ין וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשְּׂמָאלִ֖י בֹּֽעַז׃ ס

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