H9002–/וְ–v

And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

וּבֹנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וְהַגִּבְלִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאֲבָנִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.

וְאַרְבַּ֣ע (וְ) ve. “and”

And the house which king Solomon built for Jehovah, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [supplied: cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

וְהַבַּ֗יִת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (וּ) u. “and”

And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; [supplied: and] ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

וְהָאוּלָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

וְלַדְּבִ֑יר (וְ) ve. “and”

The nethermost story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad; for on the outside he made offsets [supplied: in the wall] of the house round about, that [supplied: the beams] should not have hold in the walls of the house.

וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔ית (וְ) ve. “and”

And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

וְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַקָּב֤וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

The door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle [supplied: story], and out of the middle into the third.

וּבְלוּלִּ֗ים (וּ) u. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

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

וּשְׂדֵרֹ֖ת (וּ) u. “and”

Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the house, that is, the temple before [supplied: the oracle], was forty cubits [supplied: long].

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

וְאֶ֤רֶז (וְ) ve. “and”וּפְטוּרֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

וּדְבִ֧יר (וּ) u. “and”

And within the oracle was [supplied: a space of] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.

וְלִפְנֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִ֧ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

וְחָמֵ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָמֵ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

וְעֶ֙שֶׂר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְקֶ֥צֶב (וְ) ve. “and”

The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

וְכֵ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

וּכְנַף֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without.

וְאֵת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְתִֽמֹרֹ֔ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּפְטוּרֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel [supplied: and] door-posts were a fifth part [supplied: of the wall].

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So [supplied: he made] two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

וּשְׁתֵּי֮ (וּ) u. “and”וְתִמֹר֛וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּפְטוּרֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part [supplied: of the wall];

וְכֵ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”