1 Kings 6

Solomon begins construction of the Temple of YHWH in the fourth year of his reign, detailing its dimensions, side chambers, and interior features like cherubim and doors over seven years. YHWH promises Solomon that if he obeys His statutes, YHWH will dwell among Israel and fulfill the word to David.[1][2][5]

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וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms בִ/שְׁמוֹנִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 vishemonim in eighty in eighty HR/Acbpa שָׁנָ֣ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah year year-cycle HNcfsa וְ/אַרְבַּ֣ע 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 veareba and four and four HC/Acfsa מֵא֣וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa שָׁנָ֡ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah-2 year year-cycle HNcfsa לְ/צֵ֣את 𐤋/𐤑𐤀𐤕 letset to go out to go out HR/Vqc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מֵ/אֶֽרֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַיִם֩ 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp בַּ/שָּׁנָ֨ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 bashanah in the year in the year HRd/Ncfsa הָ/רְבִיעִ֜ית 𐤄/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤕 hareviit the fourth the fourth HTd/Aofsa בְּ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bechodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) in month in new-moon renewal HR/Ncmsc זִ֗ו 𐤆𐤅 ziv Ziv Radiance-Month Ziv HNp ה֚וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu that he HPp3ms הַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤔 hachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) the month the new-moon HTd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the second the second one HTd/Aomsa לִ/מְלֹ֥ךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 limelokhe to reign to reign as king HR/Vqc שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יִּ֥בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven and he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms הַ/בַּ֖יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa לַ/יהוָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) for the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np
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ה/יצוע 𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤏 hytsv the resting place the spread-out couch HTd/Ncmsa הַ/יָּצִ֨יעַ 𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤏 hayatsia the lower the spread-out couch HTd/Ncmsa הַ/תַּחְתֹּנָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍𐤄 hatachetonah the lowest the bottommost HTd/Aafsa חָמֵ֧שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five five HAcfsa בָּ/אַמָּ֣ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah cubits by a forearm-measure HRd/Ncfsa רָחְבָּ֗/הּ 𐤓𐤇𐤁/𐤄 rachebah its width her width HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/הַ/תִּֽיכֹנָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤕𐤉𐤊𐤍𐤄 vehatikhonah and the middle the central (feminine) HC/Td/Aafsa שֵׁ֤שׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six six HAcfsa בָּֽ/אַמָּה֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-2 cubits by a forearm-measure HRd/Ncfsa רָחְבָּ֔/הּ 𐤓𐤇𐤁/𐤄 rachebah-2 its width her width HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/הַ֨/שְּׁלִישִׁ֔ית 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤕 vehashelishit and the third and the third HC/Td/Aofsa שֶׁ֥בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven seven HAcfsa בָּ/אַמָּ֖ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-3 cubits by a forearm-measure HRd/Ncfsa רָחְבָּ֑/הּ 𐤓𐤇𐤁/𐤄 rachebah-3 its width her width HNcmsc/Sp3fs כִּ֡י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מִגְרָעוֹת֩ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 migeraot offsets setback ledges HNcfpa נָתַ֨ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he made he gave HVqp3ms לַ/בַּ֤יִת 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 labayit for the house to the house HRd/Ncmsa סָבִיב֙ 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv all around surrounding area HNcbsa ח֔וּצָ/ה 𐤇𐤅𐤑/𐤄 chutsah outside the separated-outside HNcmsa/Sd לְ/בִלְתִּ֖י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti so that not so as not to HR/C אֲחֹ֥ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achoz attach to seize HVqc בְּ/קִֽירוֹת 𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 beqirot in the walls in walls of HR/Ncmpc הַ/בָּֽיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit of the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa
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הַ/בַּ֨יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit this house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֜ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms בֹנֶ֗ה 𐤁𐤍𐤄 voneh are building one who builds HVqrmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC תֵּלֵ֤ךְ 𐤕𐤋𐤊 telekhe you will walk you will go HVqi2ms בְּ/חֻקֹּתַ/י֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤒𐤕/𐤉 bechuqotay in my statutes in my inscribed decrees HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To מִשְׁפָּטַ֣/י 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤉 mishepatay my judgments my judgments HNcmpc/Sp1cs תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you execute you shall do HVqi2ms וְ/שָׁמַרְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 veshamareta and you keep and you will guard HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc מִצְוֺתַ֖/י 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤉 mitseotay my commandments my commands HNcfpc/Sp1cs לָ/לֶ֣כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to walk to go HR/Vqc בָּ/הֶ֑ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem in them HR/Sp3mp וַ/הֲקִמֹתִ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤉 vahaqimoti then I will establish and I raised up HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo דְּבָרִ/י֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devari my word my spoken matter HNcmsc/Sp1cs אִתָּ֔/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe with you with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti I spoke I spoke HVpp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֥ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אָבִֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms
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וַ/יִּבֶן֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven And he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo קִיר֨וֹת 𐤒𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 qirot walls walls of HNcmpc הַ/בַּ֤יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit of the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa מִ/בַּ֨יְתָ/ה֙ 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 mibayetah from the inside from the built-house HR/Ncmsa/Sd בְּ/צַלְע֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤑𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤕 betsaleot with panels in side-panels of HR/Ncbpc אֲרָזִ֔ים 𐤀𐤓𐤆𐤉𐤌 arazim of cedar cedars HNcmpa מִ/קַּרְקַ֤ע 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤒𐤏 miqareqa from the floor from the supporting-floor of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בַּ֨יִת֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit-2 of the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR קִיר֣וֹת 𐤒𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 qirot-2 walls walls of HNcmpc הַ/סִּפֻּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤍 hasipun of the ceiling the panelled ceiling HTd/Ncmsa צִפָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤐𐤄 tsipah he overlaid he plated over HVpp3ms עֵ֖ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets with wood wood-tree of HNcmsa מִ/בָּ֑יִת 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibayit on the inside from a house HR/Ncmsa וַ/יְצַ֛ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤐 vayetsaf And he overlaid he intensively overlaid HC/Vpw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo קַרְקַ֥ע 𐤒𐤓𐤒𐤏 qareqa floor supporting surface of HNcmsc הַ/בַּ֖יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit-3 of the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/צַלְע֥וֹת 𐤁/𐤑𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤕 betsaleot-2 with panels in side-panels of HR/Ncbpc בְּרוֹשִֽׁים 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 beroshim of cypress conifer trees HNcmpa
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וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he put and he gave HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הַ/כְּרוּבִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 hakeruvim cherubim the throne-guardian beings HTd/Ncmpa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the middle of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בַּ֣יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa הַ/פְּנִימִ֗י 𐤄/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉 hapenimi the inner the inner HTd/Aamsa וַֽ/יִּפְרְשׂוּ֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤅 vayiferesu and they stretched out and they spread out HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo כַּנְפֵ֣י 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉 kanefey wings of covering-wings of HNcfdc הַ/כְּרֻבִים֒ 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 hakeruvim-2 the cherubim the throne-guardian beings HTd/Ncmpa וַ/תִּגַּ֤ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤏 vatiga and touched and she touched HC/Vqw3fs כְּנַף 𐤊𐤍𐤐 kenaf wing covering-wing HNcfsc הָֽ/אֶחָד֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤃 haechad Eka (Bemba) the one the one HTd/Acmsa בַּ/קִּ֔יר 𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤓 baqir the wall in the boundary-wall HRd/Ncmsa וּ/כְנַף֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤐 ukhenaf and the wing and wing-of HC/Ncfsc הַ/כְּר֣וּב 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤁 hakeruv the cherub the throne-guardian HTd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the second the second one HTd/Aomsa נֹגַ֖עַת 𐤍𐤂𐤏𐤕 nogaat touching touching (feminine singular) HVqrfsa בַּ/קִּ֣יר 𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤓 baqir-2 the wall in the boundary-wall HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֑י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni-2 the second the second one HTd/Aomsa וְ/כַנְפֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vekhanefeyhem and their wings and their two wings HC/Ncfdc/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward toward HR תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤊 tokhe the middle of center of HNcmsc הַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit-2 the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa נֹגְעֹ֖ת 𐤍𐤂𐤏𐤕 nogeot touching touching ones HVqrfpa כָּנָ֥ף 𐤊𐤍𐤐 kanaf wing covering wing HNcfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR כָּנָֽף 𐤊𐤍𐤐 kanaf-2 wing covering wing HNcfsa
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וּ/שְׁתֵּי֮ 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤉 ushetey and-the-two and two of HC/Acfdc דַּלְת֣וֹת 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤅𐤕 daletot doors hanging door-panels of HNcfpc עֲצֵי 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey of-olive-wood trees of HNcmpc שֶׁמֶן֒ 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen oil rich oil HNcmsa וְ/קָלַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤒𐤋𐤏 veqala and-he-carved and he slung HC/Vqp3ms עֲ֠לֵי/הֶם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon-them upon them HR/Sp3mp מִקְלְע֨וֹת 𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤕 miqeleot carvings carved reliefs of HNcfpc כְּרוּבִ֧ים 𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 keruvim cherubim heavenly throne-guardians HNcmpa וְ/תִמֹר֛וֹת 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕 vetimorot and-palm-trees and palm trees HC/Ncfpa וּ/פְטוּרֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤐𐤈𐤅𐤓𐤉 ufeturey and-openings and opened ones of HC/Vqsmpc צִצִּ֖ים 𐤑𐤑𐤉𐤌 tsitsim flowers radiant blossoms HNcmpa וְ/צִפָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤑𐤐𐤄 vetsipah and-he-overlaid and he plated over HC/Vpp3ms זָהָ֑ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav gold gold HNcmsa וַ/יָּ֛רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayared and-he-spread and he caused to spread out HC/Vhw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הַ/כְּרוּבִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 hakeruvim the-cherubim the throne-guardian beings HTd/Ncmpa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-on and upon HC/R הַ/תִּֽמֹר֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕 hatimorot the-palm-trees the palm-forms HTd/Ncfpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct-object-marker] object-marker HTo הַ/זָּהָֽב 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav the-gold the gold HTd/Ncmsa
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וּ/בַ/שָּׁנָה֩ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 uvashanah and in the year and in the year-cycle HC/Rd/Ncfsa הָ/אַחַ֨ת 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤕 haachat Eka (Bemba) the one the one HTd/Acfsa עֶשְׂרֵ֜ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh eleventh -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa בְּ/יֶ֣רַח 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤇 beyerach in month in lunar-month-of HR/Ncmsc בּ֗וּל 𐤁𐤅𐤋 bul Bul Moistening Month Bul HNp ה֚וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu that is he HPp3ms הַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤔 hachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) the month the new-moon HTd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁמִינִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 hashemini the eighth the eighth HTd/Aomsa כָּלָ֣ה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kalah was finished completed woman HVqp3ms הַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal according to all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc דְּבָרָ֖י/ו 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤅 devarayv its matters his spoken matters HNcmpc/Sp3ms וּ/לְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤋 ulekhal and according to all and to all of HC/R/Ncmsc משפט/ו 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤅 mshftv its plan his binding judgment HNcmsc/Sp3ms מִשְׁפָּטָ֑י/ו 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤅 mishepatayv its specifications his judicial rulings HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּבְנֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍/𐤄𐤅 vayivenehu so he built it and he built him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms שֶׁ֥בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven seven HAcfsa שָׁנִֽים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years HNcfpa