H9005–/ל–l

And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

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.

לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls [ergänzt: of the ceiling]: he built [ergänzt: them] for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for <the>”לִדְבִ֔יר (לִ) li “to”לְקֹ֖דֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לִפְנָֽי׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

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

לְתִתֵּ֣ן (לְ) le. “to”

And within the oracle was [ergänzt: 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 (לִ) li “<to>”

So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

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.

לַדְּבִ֖יר (לַ) la. “[belonged] to the”

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

לִשְׁנֵ֥י (לִ) li “[belonged] to”

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.

מִלִּפְנִ֖ים (לִּ) li “to”וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ (לַ) la. “to the”

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

לִפְנִ֖ימָה (לִ) li “to”וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ (לַ) la. “to the”

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

לְפֶ֥תַח (לְ) le. “for”

And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

And his house where he was to dwell, 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.

לָֽאוּלָ֔ם (לָֽ) la. “to the”לְבַת־ (לְ) le. “for”

And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to measure, and cedar-wood.

וּמִלְמַ֗עְלָה (לְ) l. “to”

And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

וְלַחֲצַ֧ר (לַ) la. “to”וּלְאֻלָ֥ם (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

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.

לָתֵ֛ת (לָ) la. “to”

There were 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.

לַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔ת (לַ) la. “[belonged] to the”לַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת (לַ) la. “for the”לַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת (לַ) la. “for the”

So 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 pillars: and so did he for the other capital.

לְכַסּ֤וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לַכֹּתֶ֖רֶת (לַ) la. “for the”

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 the other capital.

מִלְּעֻמַּ֣ת (לְּ) le. “to”לְעֵ֣בֶר (לְ) le. “[was] to”

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.

לְאֻלָ֖ם (לְ) le. “of”

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.

לִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀ (לִ) li “to”

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.

מִלְמָ֑עְלָה (לְ) l. “to”

And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had panels; and there were panels between the ledges;

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “[belonged] to <the>”