1 Kings 7 / Hebrew - English Bible (original) (raw)

א וְאֶת-בֵּיתוֹ בָּנָה שְׁלֹמֹה, שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה; וַיְכַל, אֶת-כָּל-בֵּיתוֹ.

1 And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

ב וַיִּבֶן אֶת-בֵּית יַעַר הַלְּבָנוֹן, מֵאָה אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ, וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה, קוֹמָתוֹ; עַל, אַרְבָּעָה טוּרֵי עַמּוּדֵי אֲרָזִים, וּכְרֻתוֹת אֲרָזִים, עַל-הָעַמּוּדִים.

2 For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon: the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

ג וְסָפֻן בָּאֶרֶז, מִמַּעַל עַל-הַצְּלָעוֹת אֲשֶׁר עַל-הָעַמּוּדִים, אַרְבָּעִים, וַחֲמִשָּׁה--חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר, הַטּוּר.

3 And it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, that lay on forty and five pillars, fifteen in a row.

ד וּשְׁקֻפִים, שְׁלֹשָׁה טוּרִים; וּמֶחֱזָה אֶל-מֶחֱזָה, שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים.

4 And there were beams in three rows; and light was over against light in three ranks.

ה וְכָל-הַפְּתָחִים וְהַמְּזוּזוֹת, רְבֻעִים שָׁקֶף; וּמוּל מֶחֱזָה אֶל-מֶחֱזָה, שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים.

5 And all the doors with their posts were square in the frame; and light was over against light in three ranks.

ו וְאֵת אוּלָם הָעַמּוּדִים, עָשָׂה, חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ, וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ; וְאוּלָם, עַל-פְּנֵיהֶם, וְעַמֻּדִים וְעָב, עַל-פְּנֵיהֶם.

6 And he made the porch of pillars: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and thick beams before them.

ז וְאוּלָם הַכִּסֵּא אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁפָּט-שָׁם, אֻלָם הַמִּשְׁפָּט עָשָׂה; וְסָפוּן בָּאֶרֶז, מֵהַקַּרְקַע עַד-הַקַּרְקָע.

7 And he made the porch of the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

ח וּבֵיתוֹ אֲשֶׁר-יֵשֶׁב שָׁם חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת, מִבֵּית לָאוּלָם, כַּמַּעֲשֶׂה הַזֶּה, הָיָה; וּבַיִת יַעֲשֶׂה לְבַת-פַּרְעֹה, אֲשֶׁר לָקַח שְׁלֹמֹה, כָּאוּלָם, הַזֶּה.

8 And his house where he might dwell, in the other court, within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had taken to wife, like unto this porch.

ט כָּל-אֵלֶּה אֲבָנִים יְקָרֹת, כְּמִדּוֹת גָּזִית, מְגֹרָרוֹת בַּמְּגֵרָה, מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ; וּמִמַּסָּד, עַד-הַטְּפָחוֹת, וּמִחוּץ, עַד-הֶחָצֵר הַגְּדוֹלָה.

9 All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.

י וּמְיֻסָּד, אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֹת אֲבָנִים גְּדֹלוֹת--אַבְנֵי עֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת, וְאַבְנֵי שְׁמֹנֶה אַמּוֹת.

10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

יא וּמִלְמַעְלָה, אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֹת כְּמִדּוֹת גָּזִית--וָאָרֶז.

11 And above were costly stones, after the measure of hewn stones, and cedar-wood.

יב וְחָצֵר הַגְּדוֹלָה סָבִיב, שְׁלֹשָׁה טוּרִים גָּזִית, וְטוּר, כְּרֻתֹת אֲרָזִים; וְלַחֲצַר בֵּית-יְהוָה הַפְּנִימִית, וּלְאֻלָם הַבָּיִת. {פ}

12 And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams, like as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the court of the porch of the house. {P}

יג וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה, וַיִּקַּח אֶת-חִירָם מִצֹּר.

13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

יד בֶּן-אִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָה הוּא מִמַּטֵּה נַפְתָּלִי, וְאָבִיו אִישׁ-צֹרִי חֹרֵשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת, וַיִּמָּלֵא אֶת-הַחָכְמָה וְאֶת-הַתְּבוּנָה וְאֶת-הַדַּעַת, לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל-מְלָאכָה בַּנְּחֹשֶׁת; וַיָּבוֹא אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה, וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת-כָּל-מְלַאכְתּוֹ.

14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill, to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

טו וַיָּצַר אֶת-שְׁנֵי הָעַמּוּדִים, נְחֹשֶׁת: שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה, קוֹמַת הָעַמּוּד הָאֶחָד, וְחוּט שְׁתֵּים-עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה, יָסֹב אֶת-הָעַמּוּד הַשֵּׁנִי.

15 Thus he fashioned the two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high each; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it about; [and so] the other pillar.

טז וּשְׁתֵּי כֹתָרֹת עָשָׂה, לָתֵת עַל-רָאשֵׁי הָעַמּוּדִים--מֻצַק נְחֹשֶׁת: חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת, קוֹמַת הַכֹּתֶרֶת הָאֶחָת, וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת, קוֹמַת הַכֹּתֶרֶת הַשֵּׁנִית.

16 And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

יז שְׂבָכִים מַעֲשֵׂה שְׂבָכָה, גְּדִלִים מַעֲשֵׂה שַׁרְשְׁרוֹת, לַכֹּתָרֹת, אֲשֶׁר עַל-רֹאשׁ הָעַמּוּדִים--שִׁבְעָה לַכֹּתֶרֶת הָאֶחָת, וְשִׁבְעָה לַכֹּתֶרֶת הַשֵּׁנִית.

17 He also made nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars: seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.

יח וַיַּעַשׂ, אֶת-הָעַמּוּדִים; וּשְׁנֵי טוּרִים סָבִיב עַל-הַשְּׂבָכָה הָאֶחָת, לְכַסּוֹת אֶת-הַכֹּתָרֹת אֲשֶׁר עַל-רֹאשׁ הָרִמֹּנִים, וְכֵן עָשָׂה, לַכֹּתֶרֶת הַשֵּׁנִית.

18 And he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pomegranates; and so did he for the other capital.

יט וְכֹתָרֹת, אֲשֶׁר עַל-רֹאשׁ הָעַמּוּדִים--מַעֲשֵׂה, שׁוּשַׁן בָּאוּלָם: אַרְבַּע, אַמּוֹת.

19 And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.

כ וְכֹתָרֹת, עַל-שְׁנֵי הָעַמּוּדִים, גַּם-מִמַּעַל מִלְּעֻמַּת הַבֶּטֶן, אֲשֶׁר לְעֵבֶר שבכה הַשְּׂבָכָה; וְהָרִמּוֹנִים מָאתַיִם טֻרִים סָבִיב, עַל הַכֹּתֶרֶת הַשֵּׁנִית.

20 And there were capitals above also upon the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network; and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon each capital.

כא וַיָּקֶם, אֶת-הָעַמֻּדִים, לְאֻלָם, הַהֵיכָל; וַיָּקֶם אֶת-הָעַמּוּד הַיְמָנִי, וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ יָכִין, וַיָּקֶם אֶת-הָעַמּוּד הַשְּׂמָאלִי, וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ בֹּעַז.

21 And he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple; and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.

כב וְעַל רֹאשׁ הָעַמּוּדִים, מַעֲשֵׂה שׁוֹשָׁן; וַתִּתֹּם, מְלֶאכֶת הָעַמּוּדִים.

22 And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work; so was the work of the pillars finished.

כג וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת-הַיָּם, מוּצָק: עֶשֶׂר בָּאַמָּה מִשְּׂפָתוֹ עַד-שְׂפָתוֹ עָגֹל סָבִיב, וְחָמֵשׁ בָּאַמָּה קוֹמָתוֹ, וקוה וְקָו שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּאַמָּה, יָסֹב אֹתוֹ סָבִיב.

23 And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

כד וּפְקָעִים מִתַּחַת לִשְׂפָתוֹ סָבִיב, סֹבְבִים אֹתוֹ--עֶשֶׂר בָּאַמָּה, מַקִּפִים אֶת-הַיָּם סָבִיב; שְׁנֵי טוּרִים הַפְּקָעִים, יְצֻקִים בִּיצֻקָתוֹ.

24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about; the knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.

כה עֹמֵד עַל-שְׁנֵי עָשָׂר בָּקָר, שְׁלֹשָׁה פֹנִים צָפוֹנָה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה פֹנִים יָמָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה פֹּנִים נֶגְבָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה פֹּנִים מִזְרָחָה, וְהַיָּם עֲלֵיהֶם, מִלְמָעְלָה; וְכָל-אֲחֹרֵיהֶם, בָּיְתָה.

25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

כו וְעָבְיוֹ טֶפַח, וּשְׂפָתוֹ כְּמַעֲשֵׂה שְׂפַת-כּוֹס פֶּרַח שׁוֹשָׁן; אַלְפַּיִם בַּת, יָכִיל. {פ}

26 And it was a hand-breadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held two thousand baths. {P}

כז וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת-הַמְּכֹנוֹת עֶשֶׂר, נְחֹשֶׁת: אַרְבַּע בָּאַמָּה, אֹרֶךְ הַמְּכוֹנָה הָאֶחָת, וְאַרְבַּע בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ, וְשָׁלֹשׁ בָּאַמָּה קוֹמָתָהּ.

27 And he made the ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.

כח וְזֶה מַעֲשֵׂה הַמְּכוֹנָה, מִסְגְּרֹת לָהֶם; וּמִסְגְּרֹת, בֵּין הַשְׁלַבִּים.

28 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders; and there were borders between the stays;

כט וְעַל-הַמִּסְגְּרוֹת אֲשֶׁר בֵּין הַשְׁלַבִּים, אֲרָיוֹת בָּקָר וּכְרוּבִים, וְעַל-הַשְׁלַבִּים, כֵּן מִמָּעַל; וּמִתַּחַת לַאֲרָיוֹת וְלַבָּקָר, לֹיוֹת מַעֲשֵׂה מוֹרָד.

29 and on the borders that were between the stays were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the stays it was in like manner above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.

ל וְאַרְבָּעָה אוֹפַנֵּי נְחֹשֶׁת לַמְּכוֹנָה הָאַחַת, וְסַרְנֵי נְחֹשֶׁת, וְאַרְבָּעָה פַעֲמֹתָיו, כְּתֵפֹת לָהֶם; מִתַּחַת לַכִּיֹּר הַכְּתֵפוֹת יְצֻקוֹת, מֵעֵבֶר אִישׁ לֹיוֹת.

30 And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet thereof had undersetters; beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each.

לא וּפִיהוּ מִבֵּית לַכֹּתֶרֶת וָמַעְלָה, בָּאַמָּה, וּפִיהָ עָגֹל מַעֲשֵׂה-כֵן, אַמָּה וַחֲצִי הָאַמָּה; וְגַם-עַל-פִּיהָ, מִקְלָעוֹת, וּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶם מְרֻבָּעוֹת, לֹא עֲגֻלּוֹת.

31 And the mouth of it within the crown and above was a cubit high; and the mouth thereof was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also upon the mouth of it were gravings; and their borders were foursquare, not round.

לב וְאַרְבַּעַת הָאוֹפַנִּים, לְמִתַּחַת לַמִּסְגְּרוֹת, וִידוֹת הָאוֹפַנִּים, בַּמְּכוֹנָה; וְקוֹמַת הָאוֹפַן הָאֶחָד, אַמָּה וַחֲצִי הָאַמָּה.

32 And the four wheels were underneath the borders; and the axletrees of the wheels were in the base; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

לג וּמַעֲשֵׂה, הָאוֹפַנִּים, כְּמַעֲשֵׂה, אוֹפַן הַמֶּרְכָּבָה; יְדוֹתָם וְגַבֵּיהֶם, וְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶם וְחִשֻּׁרֵיהֶם--הַכֹּל מוּצָק.

33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel; their axletrees, and their felloes, and their spokes, and their naves, were all molten.

לד וְאַרְבַּע כְּתֵפוֹת--אֶל אַרְבַּע פִּנּוֹת, הַמְּכֹנָה הָאֶחָת; מִן-הַמְּכֹנָה, כְּתֵפֶיהָ.

34 And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base; the undersetters thereof were of one piece with the base itself.

לה וּבְרֹאשׁ הַמְּכוֹנָה, חֲצִי הָאַמָּה קוֹמָה--עָגֹל סָבִיב; וְעַל רֹאשׁ הַמְּכֹנָה יְדֹתֶיהָ, וּמִסְגְּרֹתֶיהָ מִמֶּנָּה.

35 And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the borders thereof were of one piece therewith.

לו וַיְפַתַּח עַל-הַלֻּחֹת, יְדֹתֶיהָ, וְעַל ומסגרתיה מִסְגְּרֹתֶיהָ, כְּרוּבִים אֲרָיוֹת וְתִמֹרֹת--כְּמַעַר-אִישׁ וְלֹיוֹת, סָבִיב.

36 And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.

לז כָּזֹאת עָשָׂה, אֵת עֶשֶׂר הַמְּכֹנוֹת: מוּצָק אֶחָד מִדָּה אַחַת, קֶצֶב אֶחָד--לְכֻלָּהְנָה. {ס}

37 After this manner he made the ten bases; all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form. {S}

לח וַיַּעַשׂ עֲשָׂרָה כִיֹּרוֹת, נְחֹשֶׁת: אַרְבָּעִים בַּת יָכִיל הַכִּיּוֹר הָאֶחָד, אַרְבַּע בָּאַמָּה הַכִּיּוֹר הָאֶחָד--כִּיּוֹר אֶחָד עַל-הַמְּכוֹנָה הָאַחַת, לְעֶשֶׂר הַמְּכֹנוֹת.

38 And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths; and every laver was four cubits; and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.

לט וַיִּתֵּן, אֶת-הַמְּכֹנוֹת, חָמֵשׁ עַל-כֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת מִיָּמִין, וְחָמֵשׁ עַל-כֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת מִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ; וְאֶת-הַיָּם, נָתַן מִכֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת הַיְמָנִית קֵדְמָה--מִמּוּל נֶגֶב. {ס}

39 And he set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south. {S}

מ וַיַּעַשׂ חִירוֹם--אֶת-הַכִּיֹּרוֹת, וְאֶת-הַיָּעִים וְאֶת-הַמִּזְרָקוֹת; וַיְכַל חִירָם, לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת-כָּל-הַמְּלָאכָה, אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה, בֵּית יְהוָה.

40 And Hiram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of the LORD:

מא עַמֻּדִים שְׁנַיִם, וְגֻלֹּת הַכֹּתָרֹת אֲשֶׁר-עַל-רֹאשׁ הָעַמּוּדִים שְׁתָּיִם; וְהַשְּׂבָכוֹת שְׁתַּיִם--לְכַסּוֹת אֶת-שְׁתֵּי גֻּלּוֹת הַכֹּתָרֹת, אֲשֶׁר עַל-רֹאשׁ הָעַמּוּדִים.

41 the two pillars, and the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars;

מב וְאֶת-הָרִמֹּנִים אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת, לִשְׁתֵּי הַשְּׂבָכוֹת--שְׁנֵי-טוּרִים רִמֹּנִים, לַשְּׂבָכָה הָאֶחָת, לְכַסּוֹת אֶת-שְׁתֵּי גֻּלּוֹת הַכֹּתָרֹת, אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי הָעַמּוּדִים.

42 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars;

מג וְאֶת-הַמְּכֹנוֹת, עָשֶׂר; וְאֶת-הַכִּיֹּרֹת עֲשָׂרָה, עַל-הַמְּכֹנוֹת.

43 and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases;

מד וְאֶת-הַיָּם, הָאֶחָד; וְאֶת-הַבָּקָר שְׁנֵים-עָשָׂר, תַּחַת הַיָּם.

44 and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;

מה וְאֶת-הַסִּירוֹת וְאֶת-הַיָּעִים וְאֶת-הַמִּזְרָקוֹת, וְאֵת כָּל-הַכֵּלִים האהל הָאֵלֶּה, אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה חִירָם לַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה, בֵּית יְהוָה--נְחֹשֶׁת, מְמֹרָט.

45 and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins; even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of the LORD, were of burnished brass.

מו בְּכִכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן יְצָקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ, בְּמַעֲבֵה הָאֲדָמָה, בֵּין סֻכּוֹת, וּבֵין צָרְתָן.

46 In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

מז וַיַּנַּח שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת-כָּל-הַכֵּלִים, מֵרֹב מְאֹד מְאֹד--לֹא נֶחְקַר, מִשְׁקַל הַנְּחֹשֶׁת.

47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many; the weight of the brass could not be found out.

מח וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹה--אֵת כָּל-הַכֵּלִים, אֲשֶׁר בֵּית יְהוָה: אֵת, מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב, וְאֶת-הַשֻּׁלְחָן אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים, זָהָב.

48 And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the LORD: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the showbread was, of gold;

מט וְאֶת-הַמְּנֹרוֹת חָמֵשׁ מִיָּמִין וְחָמֵשׁ מִשְּׂמֹאול, לִפְנֵי הַדְּבִיר--זָהָב סָגוּר; וְהַפֶּרַח וְהַנֵּרֹת וְהַמֶּלְקַחַיִם, זָהָב.

49 and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the Sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;

נ וְהַסִּפּוֹת וְהַמְזַמְּרוֹת וְהַמִּזְרָקוֹת, וְהַכַּפּוֹת וְהַמַּחְתּוֹת--זָהָב סָגוּר; וְהַפֹּתוֹת לְדַלְתוֹת הַבַּיִת הַפְּנִימִי לְקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים, לְדַלְתֵי הַבַּיִת לַהֵיכָל--זָהָב. {פ}

50 and the cups, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the pans, and the fire-pans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the temple, of gold. {P}

נא וַתִּשְׁלַם, כָּל-הַמְּלָאכָה, אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה, בֵּית יְהוָה; וַיָּבֵא שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת-קָדְשֵׁי דָּוִד אָבִיו, אֶת-הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת-הַזָּהָב וְאֶת-הַכֵּלִים--נָתַן, בְּאֹצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהוָה. {פ}

51 Thus all the work that king Solomon wrought in the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. {P}