I Kings 7

ve'et-beto banah shelomoh shelosh esreh shanah vayekhal et-kol-beto

And it took Solomon thirteen years to build his palace, until his whole palace was completed.

vayyiven et-bet ya'ar hallevanon me'ah ammah orko vakhamishim ammah rokhbo usheloshim ammah qomato al arba'ah ture ammude arazim ukherutot arazim al-ha'ammudim

He built the Lebanon Forest House with four rows of cedar columns, and with hewn cedar beams above the columns. Its length was 100 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits.

vesafun ba'erez mimma'al al-hatsela'ot asher al-ha'ammudim arba'im vakhamisha khamisha asar hattur

It was paneled above with cedar, with the planks that were above on the 45 columns—15 in each row.

ushequfim sheloshah turim umekhezah el-mekhezah shalosh pe'amim

And there were three rows of window frames, with three tiers of windows facing each other.

vekhol-happetakhim vehammezuzot revu'im shaqef umul mekhezah el-mekhezah shalosh pe'amim

All the doorways and doorposts had square frames—with three tiers of windows facing each other.

ve'et ulam ha'ammudim asah khamishim ammah orko usheloshim ammah rokhbo ve'ulam al-penehem ve'ammudim ve'av al-penehem

He made the portico of columns 50 cubits long and 30 cubits wide; the portico was in front of [the columns], and there were columns with a canopy in front of them.

ve'ulam hakkisse asher yishpot-sham ulam hammishpat asah vesafun ba'erez mehaqqarqa ad-haqqarqa

He made the throne portico, where he was to pronounce judgment—the Hall of Judgment. It was paneled with cedar from floor to floor.

uveto asher-yeshev sham khatser ha'akheret mibbet la'ulam kamma'aseh hazzeh hayah uvayit ya'aseh levat-paroh asher laqakh shelomoh ka'ulam hazzeh

The house that he used as a residence, in the rear courtyard, back of the portico, was of the same construction. Solomon also constructed a palace like that portico for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom he had married.

kol-elleh avanim yeqarot kemiddot gazit megorarot bammegerah mibbayit umikhuts umimmassad ad-hattefakhot umikhuts ad-hekhatser haggedolah

All these buildings, from foundation to coping and all the way out to the great courtyard, were of choice stones, hewn according to measure, smooth on all sides.

umeyussad avanim yeqarot avanim gedolot avne eser ammot ve'avne shemoneh ammot

The foundations were huge blocks of choice stone, stones of 10 cubits and stones of 8 cubits;

umilmalah avanim yeqarot kemiddot gazit va'arez

and above were choice stones, hewn according to measure, and cedar wood.

vekhatser haggedolah saviv sheloshah turim gazit vetur kerutot arazim velakhatsar bet-Adonai happenimit ule'ulam habbayit

The large surrounding courtyard had three tiers of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams, the same as for the inner court of the House of GOD, and for the portico of the House.

vayyishlakh hammelekh shelomoh vayyiqqakh et-khiram mitsor

King Solomon sent for Hiram and brought him down from Tyre.

ben-isha almanah hu mimmatteh naftali ve'aviv ish-tsori khoresh nekhoshet vayyimmale et-hakhokhmah ve'et-hattevunah ve'et-hadda'at la'asot kol-melakhah bannekhoshet vayyavo el-hammelekh shelomoh vayya'as et-kol-melakhto

He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father had been a Tyrian, a coppersmith. He was endowed with skill, ability, and talent for executing all work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and executed all his work.

vayyatsar et-shene ha'ammudim nekhoshet shemoneh esreh ammah qomat ha'ammud ha'ekhad vekhut shetem-esreh ammah yasov et-ha'ammud hasheni

He cast two columns of bronze; one column was 18 cubits high and measured 12 cubits in circumference, [and similarly] the other column.

ushete khotarot asah latet al-rashe ha'ammudim mutsaq nekhoshet khamesh ammot qomat hakkoteret ha'ekhat vekhamesh ammot qomat hakkoteret hashenit

He made two capitals, cast in bronze, to be set upon the two columns, the height of each of the two capitals being 5 cubits;

sevakhim ma'aseh sevakhah gedilim ma'aseh sharsherot lakkotarot asher al-rosh ha'ammudim shivah lakkoteret ha'ekhat veshivah lakkoteret hashenit

also nets of meshwork with festoons of chainwork for the capitals that were on the top of the columns, seven for each of the two capitals.

vayya'as et-ha'ammudim ushene turim saviv al-hassevakhah ha'ekhat lekhassot et-hakkotarot asher al-rosh harimmonim vekhen asah lakkoteret hashenit

He made the columns so that there were two rows [of pomegranates] encircling the top of the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pomegranates; and he did the same for [the network on] the second capital.

vekhotarot asher al-rosh ha'ammudim ma'aseh shushan ba'ulam arba ammot

The capitals upon the columns of the portico were of lily design, 4 cubits high;

vekhotarot al-shene ha'ammudim gam-mimma'al mille'ummat habbeten asher le'ever (shvkhh) [hassevakhah] veharimmonim matayim turim saviv al hakkoteret hashenit

so also the capitals upon the two columns extended above and next to the bulge that was beside the network. There were 200 pomegranates in rows around the top of the second capital.

vayyaqem et-ha'ammudim le'ulam hahekhal vayyaqem et-ha'ammud hayemani vayyiqra et-shemo yakhin vayyaqem et-ha'ammud hassemali vayyiqra et-shemo bo'az

He set up the columns at the portico of the Great Hall; he set up one column on the right and named it Jachin, and he set up the other column on the left and named it Boaz.

ve'al rosh ha'ammudim ma'aseh shoshan vattittom melekhet ha'ammudim

Upon the top of the columns there was a lily design. Thus the work of the columns was completed.

vayya'as et-hayyam mutsaq eser ba'ammah missefato ad-sefato agol saviv vekhamesh ba'ammah qomato (vqvh) [veqav] sheloshim ba'ammah yasov oto saviv

Then he made the tank of cast metal, 10 cubits across from brim to brim, completely round; it was 5 cubits high, and it measured 30 cubits in circumference.

ufeqa'im mittakhat lisfato saviv sovevim oto eser ba'ammah maqqifim et-hayyam saviv shene turim happeqa'im yetsuqim bitsuqato

There were gourds below the brim completely encircling it—ten to a cubit, encircling the tank; the gourds were in two rows, cast in one piece with it.

omed al-shene asar baqar sheloshah fonim tsafonah usheloshah fonim yammah usheloshah ponim negbah usheloshah ponim mizrakhah vehayyam alehem milma'elah vekhol-akhorehem bayetah

It stood upon twelve oxen: three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east, with the tank resting upon them; their haunches were all turned inward.

ve'ovyo tefakh usefato kema'aseh sefat-kos perakh shoshan alpayim bat yakhil

It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like that of a cup, like the petals of a lily. Its capacity was 2,000 baths.

vayya'as et-hammekhonot eser nekhoshet arba ba'ammah orekh hammekhonah ha'ekhat ve'arba ba'ammah rokhbah veshalosh ba'ammah qomatah

He made the ten laver stands of bronze. The length of each laver stand was 4 cubits and the width 4 cubits, and the height was 3 cubits.

vezeh ma'aseh hammekhonah misgerot lahem umisgerot ben hashlabbim

The structure of the laver stands was as follows: They had insets, and there were insets within the frames;

ve'al-hammisgerot asher ben hashlabbim arayot baqar ukheruvim ve'al-hashlabbim ken mimma'al umittakhat la'arayot velabbaqar loyot ma'aseh morad

and on the insets within the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above the frames was a stand; and both above and below the lions and the oxen were spirals of hammered metal.

ve'arba'ah ofanne nekhoshet lammekhonah ha'akhat vesarne nekhoshet ve'arba'ah fa'amotayw ketefot lahem mittakhat lakkiyyor hakketefot yetsuqot me'ever ish loyot

Each laver stand had four bronze wheels and [two] bronze axletrees. Its four legs had brackets; the brackets were under the laver, cast with spirals beyond each.

ufihu mibbet lakkoteret vamalah ba'ammah ufiha agol ma'aseh-khen ammah vakhatsi ha'ammah vegam-al-piha miqla'ot umisgerotehem merubba'ot lo agullot

Its funnel, within the crown, rose a cubit above it; this funnel was round, in the fashion of a stand, a cubit and a half in diameter. On the funnel too there were carvings. But the insets were square, not round.

ve'arba'at ha'ofannim lemittakhat lammisgerot vidot ha'ofannim bammekhonah veqomat ha'ofan ha'ekhad ammah vakhatsi ha'ammah

And below the insets were the four wheels. The axletrees of the wheels were [fixed] in the laver stand, and the height of each wheel was a cubit and a half.

uma'aseh ha'ofannim kema'aseh ofan hammerkavah yedotam vegabbehem vekhishuqehem vekhishurehem hakkol mutsaq

The structure of the wheels was like the structure of chariot wheels; and their axletrees, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast metal.

ve'arba ketefot el arba pinnot hammekhonah ha'ekhat min-hammekhonah ketefeha

Four brackets ran to the four corners of each laver stand; the brackets were of a piece with the laver stand.

uverosh hammekhonah khatsi ha'ammah qomah agol saviv ve'al rosh hammekhonah yedoteha umisgeroteha mimmennah

At the top of the laver stand was a round band half a cubit high, and together with the top of the laver stand; its sides and its insets were of one piece with it.

vayefattakh al-hallukhot yedoteha ve'al (vmsgrtyh) [misgeroteha] keruvim arayot vetimorot kema'ar-ish veloyot saviv

On its surface—on its sides—and on its insets [Hiram] engraved cherubim, lions, and palms, as the clear space on each allowed, with spirals round about.

kazot asah et eser hammekhonot mutsaq ekhad middah akhat qetsev ekhad lekhullahenah

It was after this manner that he made the ten laver stands, all of them cast alike, of the same measure and the same form.

vayya'as asarah khiyyorot nekhoshet arba'im bat yakhil hakkiyyor ha'ekhad arba ba'ammah hakkiyyor ha'ekhad kiyyor ekhad al-hammekhonah ha'akhat le'eser hammekhonot

Then he made ten bronze lavers, one laver on each of the ten laver stands, each laver measuring 4 cubits and each laver containing forty baths.

vayyitten et-hammekhonot khamesh al-ketef habbayit miyyamin vekhamesh al-ketef habbayit missemolo ve'et-hayyam natan mikketef habbayit hayemanit qedemah mimmul negev

He disposed the laver stands, five at the right side of the House and five at its left side; and the tank he placed on the right side of the House, at the southeast [corner].

vayya'as khirom et-hakkiyyorot ve'et-hayya'im ve'et-hammizraqot vayekhal khiram la'asot et-kol-hammelakhah asher asah lammelekh shelomoh bet Adonai

Hiram also made the lavers, the scrapers, and the sprinkling bowls. So Hiram finished all the work that he had been doing for King Solomon on the House of GOD:

ammudim shenayim vegullot hakkotarot asher-al-rosh ha'ammudim shetayim vehassevakhot shetayim lekhassot et-shete gullot hakkotarot asher al-rosh ha'ammudim

the two columns, the two globes of the capitals upon the columns; and the two pieces of network to cover the two globes of the capitals upon the columns;

ve'et-harimmonim arba me'ot lishte hassevakhot shene-turim rimmonim lassevakhah ha'ekhat lekhassot et-shete gullot hakkotarot asher al-pene ha'ammudim

the four hundred pomegranates for the two pieces of network, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two globes of the capitals upon the columns;

ve'et-hammekhonot aser ve'et-hakkiyyorot asarah al-hammekhonot

the ten stands and the ten lavers upon the stands;

ve'et-hayyam ha'ekhad ve'et-habbaqar shenem-asar takhat hayyam

the one tank with the twelve oxen underneath the tank;

ve'et-hassirot ve'et-hayya'im ve'et-hammizraqot ve'et kol-hakkelim (hhl) [ha'elleh] asher asah khiram lammelekh shelomoh bet Adonai nekhoshet memorat

the pails, the scrapers, and the sprinkling bowls. All those vessels in the House of GOD that Hiram made for King Solomon were of burnished bronze.

bekhikkar hayyarden yetsaqam hammelekh bema'aveh ha'adamah ben sukkot uven tsaretan

The king had them cast in earthen molds, in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

vayyannakh shelomoh et-kol-hakkelim merov me'od me'od lo nekhqar mishqal hannekhoshet

Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed] because of their very great quantity; the weight of the bronze was not reckoned.

vayya'as shelomoh et kol-hakkelim asher bet Adonai et mizbakh hazzahav ve'et-hashulkhan asher alayw lekhem happanim zahav

And Solomon made all the furnishings that were in the House of GOD: the altar, of gold; the table for the bread of display, of gold;

ve'et-hammenorot khamesh miyyamin vekhamesh missemovl lifne haddevir zahav sagur vehapperakh vehannerot vehammelqakhayim zahav

the lampstands—five on the right side and five on the left—in front of the Shrine, of solid gold; and the petals, lamps, and tongs, of gold;

vehassippot vehamezammerot vehammizraqot vehakkappot vehammakhtot zahav sagur vehappotot ledaltot habbayit happenimi leqodesh haqqodashim ledalte habbayit lahekhal zahav

the basins, snuffers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and fire pans, of solid gold; and the hinge sockets for the doors of the innermost part of the House, the Holy of Holies, and for the doors of the Great Hall of the House, of gold.

vattishlam kol-hammelakhah asher asah hammelekh shelomoh bet Adonai vayyave shelomoh et-qodshe david aviv et-hakkesef ve'et-hazzahav ve'et-hakkelim natan be'otserot bet Adonai

When all the work that King Solomon had done in the House of GOD was completed, Solomon brought in the sacred donations of his father David—the silver, the gold, and the vessels—and deposited them in the treasury of the House of GOD.