H9005–/ל–l

The word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

He built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to 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”

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

לִפְנָֽי׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

He prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.

לְתִתֵּ֣ן (לְ) le. “to”

Within the oracle was [ergänzt: a space of] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height of it; 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>”

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”

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

לִשְׁנֵ֥י (לִ) li “[belonged] to”

He carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, inside and outside.

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

The floor of the house he overlaid with gold, inside and outside.

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”

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

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

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 as wife), like this porch.

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

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

וּמִלְמַ֗עְלָה (לְ) l. “to”

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 Yahweh, 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. He came to king Solomon, and performed all his work.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

He made two capitals of molten brass, to set on 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 on 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 on the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars: and so did he for the other capital.

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

There were capitals above also on the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about on the other capital.

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

He set up the pillars at the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name of it Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called the name of it Boaz.

לְאֻלָ֖ם (לְ) le. “of”

Under the brim of it round about there were buds which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast.

לִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀ (לִ) li “to”

It stood on 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 on them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

מִלְמָ֑עְלָה (לְ) l. “to”

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>”