1 Kings 6

1 So Solomon began to build the temple of Yahweh. This happened in the 480th year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month.

and to be in/on/with eighty year and four hundred year to/for to come out: come son: descendant/people Israel from land: country/planet Egypt in/on/with year [the] fourth in/on/with month Ziv he/she/it [the] month [the] second to/for to reign Solomon upon Israel and to build [the] house: temple to/for LORD

2 The temple that King Solomon built for Yahweh was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

and [the] house: home which to build [the] king Solomon to/for LORD sixty cubit length his and twenty width his and thirty cubit height his

3 The portico in front of the temple's main hall was twenty cubits in length, equal to the width of the temple, and ten cubits deep in front of the temple.

and [the] Portico upon face: before temple: nave [the] house: home twenty cubit length his upon face: before width [the] house: home ten in/on/with cubit width his upon face: before [the] house: home

4 For the house he made windows with frames that made them more narrow at the outside than on the inside.

and to make to/for house: home window frame to shutter

5 Against the walls of the main chamber he built rooms around it, around both the outer room and the inner room. He built rooms all around the sides.

and to build upon wall [the] house: home (floor *Q(K)*) around [obj] wall [the] house: home around to/for temple: nave and to/for sanctuary and to make side around

6 The lowest story was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide. For on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house all around so that the beams would not be inserted in the walls of the house.

([the] floor *Q(K)*) [the] lower five in/on/with cubit width her and [the] middle six in/on/with cubit width her and [the] third seven in/on/with cubit width her for recess to give: make to/for house: home around outside [to] to/for lest to grasp in/on/with wall [the] house: home

7 The house was built of stones prepared at the quarry. No hammer, ax, or any iron tool was heard in the house while it was being built.

and [the] house: home in/on/with to build he stone complete quarry to build and hammer and [the] axe all article/utensil iron not to hear: hear in/on/with house: home in/on/with to build he

8 On the south side of the temple there was an entrance at the ground level, then one went up by stairs to the middle level, and from the middle to the third level.

entrance [the] side [the] middle to(wards) shoulder [the] house: home [the] right: south and in/on/with stairs to ascend: rise upon [the] middle and from [the] middle to(wards) [the] third

9 So Solomon built the temple and finished it; he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.

and to build [obj] [the] house: home and to end: finish him and to cover [obj] [the] house: home beam and rank in/on/with cedar

10 He built the side rooms against the inner chambers of the temple, each side five cubits high; they were joined to the house with timbers of cedar.

and to build [obj] ([the] floor *Q(K)*) upon all [the] house: home five cubit height his and to grasp [obj] [the] house: home in/on/with tree: wood cedar

11 The word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,

and to be word LORD to(wards) Solomon to/for to say

12 “Concerning this temple which you are building, if you walk in my statutes and do justice, keep all my commandments and walk in them, then I will confirm my promise with you that I had made to David your father.

[the] house: home [the] this which you(m. s.) to build if to go: walk in/on/with statute my and [obj] justice: judgement my to make: do and to keep: obey [obj] all commandment my to/for to go: walk in/on/with them and to arise: establish [obj] word my with you which to speak: speak to(wards) David father your

13 I will live among the people of Israel and will not forsake them.”

and to dwell in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Israel and not to leave: forsake [obj] people my Israel

14 So Solomon built the house and finished it.

and to build Solomon [obj] [the] house: home and to end: finish him

15 Then he built the interior walls of the house with boards of cedar. From the floor of the house to the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood, and he covered the floor of the house with cypress boards.

and to build [obj] wall [the] house: home from house: home [to] in/on/with side cedar from floor [the] house: home till wall [the] ceiling to overlay tree: wood from house: home and to overlay [obj] floor [the] house: home in/on/with side cypress

16 He built twenty cubits onto the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling. He built this room to be the inner room, the most holy place.

and to build [obj] twenty cubit (from flank *Q(k)*) [the] house: home in/on/with side cedar from [the] floor till [the] wall and to build to/for him from house: home to/for sanctuary to/for Most Holy Place [the] Most Holy Place

17 The main hall, that is, the holy place that was in front of the most holy place, was forty cubits long.

and forty in/on/with cubit to be [the] house: home he/she/it [the] temple: nave to/for face: before my

18 There was cedar inside the house, carved in the shape of gourds and open flowers. All was cedar inside. No stonework was visible on the inside.

and cedar to(wards) [the] house: home within engraving gourd and to separate flower [the] all cedar nothing stone to see: see

19 Solomon prepared the inner room inside the house in order to place the ark of the covenant of Yahweh there.

and sanctuary in/on/with midst [the] house: home from within to establish: prepare to/for to give: put there [obj] ark covenant LORD

20 The inner room was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height. Solomon overlaid the walls with pure gold and covered the altar with cedar wood.

and to/for face: before [the] sanctuary twenty cubit length and twenty cubit width and twenty cubit height his and to overlay him gold to shut and to overlay altar cedar

21 Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he placed chains of gold across the front of the inner room, and overlaid the front with gold.

and to overlay Solomon [obj] [the] house: home from within gold to shut and to pass (in/on/with chain *Q(K)*) gold to/for face: before [the] sanctuary and to overlay him gold

22 He overlaid the entire interior with gold until all the temple was finished. He also overlaid with gold the whole altar that belonged to the inner room.

and [obj] all [the] house: home to overlay gold till to finish all [the] house: home and all [the] altar which to/for sanctuary to overlay gold

23 Solomon made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high, for the inner room.

and to make in/on/with sanctuary two cherub tree: wood oil ten cubit height his

24 One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and its other wing was also five cubits long. So from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other there was a distance of ten cubits.

and five cubit wing [the] cherub [the] one and five cubit wing [the] cherub [the] second ten cubit from end wing his and till end wing his

25 The other cherub also had a wingspan ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of the same dimensions and shape.

and ten in/on/with cubit [the] cherub [the] second measure one and shape one to/for two [the] cherub

26 The height of one cherub was ten cubits and the other cherub was the same.

height [the] cherub [the] one ten in/on/with cubit and so [the] cherub [the] second

27 Solomon placed the cherubim in the innermost room. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out so that the wing of one touched one wall and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. Their wings touched one another in the middle of the most holy place.

and to give: put [obj] [the] cherub in/on/with midst [the] house: home [the] inner and to spread [obj] wing [the] cherub and to touch wing [the] one in/on/with wall and wing [the] cherub [the] second to touch in/on/with wall [the] second and wing their to(wards) midst [the] house: home to touch wing to(wards) wing

28 Solomon overlaid the cherubim with gold.

and to overlay [obj] [the] cherub gold

29 He carved all the walls of the house around about with figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, in the outer and inner rooms.

and [obj] all wall [the] house: home surrounds to carve engraving engraving cherub and palm and to separate flower from to/for face: before and to/for outer

30 Solomon overlaid the floor of the house with gold, in both the outer and inner rooms.

and [obj] floor [the] house: temple to overlay gold to/for within and to/for outer

31 Solomon made doors of olivewood for the entrance to the inner room. The lintel and doorposts had five indented sections.

and [obj] entrance [the] sanctuary to make door tree: wood oil [the] pillar doorpost fifth

32 So he made two doors of olivewood, and he made on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and he spread the gold on the cherubim and palm trees.

and two door tree: wood oil and to carve upon them engraving cherub and palm and to separate flower and to overlay gold and to subdue upon [the] cherub and upon [the] palm [obj] [the] gold

33 In this way, Solomon also made for the temple entrance doorposts of olive wood having four indented sections

and so to make to/for entrance [the] temple: nave doorpost tree: wood oil from with fourth

34 and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

and two door tree: wood cypress two side [the] door [the] one turned and two curtain [the] door [the] second turned

35 He carved on them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he evenly overlaid gold on the carved work.

and to carve cherub and palm and to separate flower and to overlay gold to smooth upon [the] to engrave

36 He built the inner courtyard with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams.

and to build [obj] [the] court [the] inner three row cutting and row beam cedar

37 The foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid in the fourth year, in the month of Ziv.

in/on/with year [the] fourth to found house: temple LORD in/on/with month Ziv

38 In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts and conforming to all its specifications. Solomon took seven years to build the temple.

and in/on/with year [the] one ten in/on/with month Bul he/she/it [the] month [the] eighth to end: finish [the] house: temple to/for all word: thing his and to/for all (justice: custom his *Q(K)*) and to build him seven year