Category Archives: Kings

וַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮ הַבַּדִּים֒ וַיֵּרָאוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הַבַּדִּ֤ים מִן־הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֔יר וְלֹ֥א יֵרָא֖וּ הַח֑וּצָה וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And the poles were lengthened, and the heads of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary, but they were … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י הַכְּרוּבִים֙ פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים כְּנָפַ֔יִם אֶל־מְקֹ֖ום הָֽאָרֹ֑ון וַיָּסֹ֧כּוּ הַכְּרֻבִ֛ים עַל־הָאָרֹ֥ון וְעַל־בַּדָּ֖יו מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ For the keruvim were spreading out wings over the place of the Ark, and the keruvim covered over the Ark and its poles from above.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) … Continue reading →

וַיָּבִ֣אוּ הַ֠כֹּהֲנִים אֶת־אֲרֹ֨ון בְּרִית־יְהוָ֧ה אֶל־מְקֹומֹ֛ו אֶל־דְּבִ֥יר הַבַּ֖יִת אֶל־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים אֶל־תַּ֖חַת כַּנְפֵ֥י הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ And the priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH to its place, to the inner sanctuary of the house, to the Holy of Holies, under the … Continue reading →

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה וְכָל־עֲדַ֤ת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַנֹּועָדִ֣ים עָלָ֔יו אִתֹּ֖ו לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽאָרֹ֑ון מְזַבְּחִים֙ צֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יִסָּפְר֛וּ וְלֹ֥א יִמָּנ֖וּ מֵרֹֽב׃ And King Shelomo and all the assembly of Yisraʾel who were assembled to him were with him before the Ark, sacrificing sheep and … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ אֶת־אֲרֹ֤ון יְהוָה֙ וְאֶת־אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד וְאֶֽת־כָּל־כְּלֵ֥י הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּאֹ֑הֶל וַיַּעֲל֣וּ אֹתָ֔ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ And they brought up the Ark of YHWH, and the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent, and the priests and … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ כֹּ֖ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים אֶת־הָאָרֹֽון׃ And all the elders of Yisraʾel came, and the priests carried the Ark.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ (vayyavoʾu) – Root: בוא; Form: Wayyiqtol (narrative past) Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they … Continue reading →

וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּיֶ֥רַח הָאֵֽתָנִ֖ים בֶּחָ֑ג ה֖וּא הַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ And all the men of Yisraʾel assembled to King Shelomo in the month of the Eytanim, at the festival — that is the seventh month.   Morphology וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ (vayyikkahelu) … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז יַקְהֵ֣ל שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל אֶת־כָּל־רָאשֵׁ֣י הַמַּטֹּות֩ נְשִׂיאֵ֨י הָאָבֹ֜ות לִבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְֽהַעֲלֹ֞ות אֶת־אֲרֹ֧ון בְּרִית־יְהוָ֛ה מֵעִ֥יר דָּוִ֖ד הִ֥יא צִיֹּֽון׃ Then Shelomo assembled the elders of Yisraʾel, all the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers’ houses … Continue reading →

וַתִּשְׁלַם֙ כָּל־הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּבֵ֨א שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֣י דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֗יו אֶת־הַכֶּ֤סֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב֙ וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִ֔ים נָתַ֕ן בְּאֹצְרֹ֖ות בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ פ And all the work that King Shelomo did for the house of YHWH was completed. And Shelomo brought in … Continue reading →

וְ֠הַסִּפֹּות וְהַֽמְזַמְּרֹ֧ות וְהַמִּזְרָקֹ֛ות וְהַכַּפֹּ֥ות וְהַמַּחְתֹּ֖ות זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וְהַפֹּתֹ֡ות לְדַלְתֹות֩ הַבַּ֨יִת הַפְּנִימִ֜י לְקֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗ים לְדַלְתֵ֥י הַבַּ֛יִת לַהֵיכָ֖ל זָהָֽב׃ פ And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the ladles, and the firepans—pure gold; and the sockets for the doors … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־֠הַמְּנֹרֹות חָמֵ֨שׁ מִיָּמִ֜ין וְחָמֵ֧שׁ מִשְּׂמֹ֛אול לִפְנֵ֥י הַדְּבִ֖יר זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וְהַפֶּ֧רַח וְהַנֵּרֹ֛ת וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם זָהָֽב׃ And the lampstands—five on the right and five on the left—before the inner sanctuary, pure gold; and the flower, and the lamps, and the tongs—gold.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֚ת מִזְבַּ֣ח הַזָּהָ֔ב וְאֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֛יו לֶ֥חֶם הַפָּנִ֖ים זָהָֽב׃ And Shelomo made all the vessels that were for the house of YHWH: the golden altar, and the table on which was the bread … Continue reading →

וַיַּנַּ֤ח שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים מֵרֹ֖ב מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד לֹ֥א נֶחְקַ֖ר מִשְׁקַ֥ל הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ And Shelomo placed all the vessels; because they were exceedingly many, the weight of the bronze was not investigated.   Morphology וַיַּנַּ֤ח (vayyanaḥ) – Root: נוח (nuaḥ); Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

בְּכִכַּ֤ר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ יְצָקָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּמַעֲבֵ֖ה הָאֲדָמָ֑ה בֵּ֥ין סֻכֹּ֖ות וּבֵ֥ין צָרְתָֽן׃ In the plain of the Yarden the king cast them, in the clay ground, between Sukkot and between Tzartan.   Morphology בְּכִכַּ֤ר (be-kikkar) – Root: ככר (kikkar); Form: Preposition + … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹ֨ות וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֜ים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֗ות וְאֵת֙ כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֣ים הָאֹ֔הֶל אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֥ה חִירָ֛ם לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה נְחֹ֖שֶׁת מְמֹרָֽט׃ And the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls, and all the vessels of the tent that Ḥiram made for King Shelomoh for the house … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַיָּ֖ם הָאֶחָ֑ד וְאֶת־הַבָּקָ֥ר שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר תַּ֥חַת הַיָּֽם׃ And the sea, the one, and the oxen, twelve, beneath the sea.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַיָּ֖ם (ve-et ha-yam) – Root: ים (yam); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “and … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֖ות עָ֑שֶׂר וְאֶת־הַכִּיֹּרֹ֥ת עֲשָׂרָ֖ה עַל־הַמְּכֹנֹֽות׃ And the stands, ten, and the lavers, ten, upon the stands.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֖ות (ve-et ha-mekhonot) – Root: כון (kun); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + definite noun, feminine plural; Translation: “and the stands”; … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הָרִמֹּנִ֛ים אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות לִשְׁתֵּ֣י הַשְּׂבָכֹ֑ות שְׁנֵֽי־טוּרִ֤ים רִמֹּנִים֙ לַשְּׂבָכָ֣ה הָֽאֶחָ֔ת לְכַסֹּ֗ות אֶת־שְׁתֵּי֙ גֻּלֹּ֣ת הַכֹּֽתָרֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ And the pomegranates, four hundred, for the two lattices—two rows of pomegranates for the one lattice—to cover the two globes of the capitals that … Continue reading →

עַמֻּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֔יִם וְגֻלֹּ֧ת הַכֹּתָרֹ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָֽעַמֻּדִ֖ים שְׁתָּ֑יִם וְהַשְּׂבָכֹ֣ות שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְכַסֹּ֗ות אֶת־שְׁתֵּי֙ גֻּלֹּ֣ת הַכֹּֽתָרֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ The two pillars, and the globes of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars, two; and the lattices, two, to cover … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ חִירֹ֔ום אֶת־הַ֨כִּיֹּרֹ֔ות וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֑ות וַיְכַ֣ל חִירָ֗ם לַֽעֲשֹׂות֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ And Ḥiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the bowls; and Ḥiram finished doing all the work that he did for King Shelomo for … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֔ות חָמֵ֞שׁ עַל־כֶּ֤תֶף הַבַּ֨יִת֙ מִיָּמִ֔ין וְחָמֵ֛שׁ עַל־כֶּ֥תֶף הַבַּ֖יִת מִשְּׂמֹאלֹ֑ו וְאֶת־הַיָּ֗ם נָתַ֞ן מִכֶּ֨תֶף הַבַּ֧יִת הַיְמָנִ֛ית קֵ֖דְמָה מִמּ֥וּל נֶֽגֶב׃ ס And he placed the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ עֲשָׂרָ֥ה כִיֹּרֹ֖ות נְחֹ֑שֶׁת אַרְבָּעִ֨ים בַּ֜ת יָכִ֣יל הַכִּיֹּ֣ור הָאֶחָ֗ד אַרְבַּ֤ע בָּֽאַמָּה֙ הַכִּיֹּ֣ור הָאֶחָ֔ד כִּיֹּ֤ור אֶחָד֙ עַל־הַמְּכֹונָ֣ה הָאַחַ֔ת לְעֶ֖שֶׂר הַמְּכֹנֹֽות׃ And he made ten lavers of bronze; forty baths would the one laver hold; four cubits was the one laver; one … Continue reading →

כָּזֹ֣את עָשָׂ֔ה אֵ֖ת עֶ֣שֶׂר הַמְּכֹנֹ֑ות מוּצָ֨ק אֶחָ֜ד מִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֛ת קֶ֥צֶב אֶחָ֖ד לְכֻלָּֽהְנָה׃ ס Such he made the ten stands— one casting, one measure, one pattern were for all of them.   Morphology כָּזֹ֣את (kazot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative … Continue reading →

וַיְפַתַּ֤ח עַל־הַלֻּחֹת֙ יְדֹתֶ֔יהָ וְעַל֙ וּמִסְגְּרֹתֶיהָ כְּרוּבִ֖ים אֲרָיֹ֣ות וְתִמֹרֹ֑ות כְּמַֽעַר־אִ֥ישׁ וְלֹיֹ֖ות סָבִֽיב׃ And he engraved on the panels—its handles and on its frames—keruvim, lions, and palm trees, like the space of a man, with wreaths all around.   Morphology וַיְפַתַּ֤ח (va-yefattaḥ) … Continue reading →

וּבְרֹ֣אשׁ הַמְּכֹונָ֗ה חֲצִ֧י הָאַמָּ֛ה קֹומָ֖ה עָגֹ֣ל סָבִ֑יב וְעַ֨ל רֹ֤אשׁ הַמְּכֹנָה֙ יְדֹתֶ֔יהָ וּמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֖יהָ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ And on the top of the stand was half a cubit in height, round all around; and on the top of the stand were its handles and … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבַּ֣ע כְּתֵפֹ֔ות אֶ֚ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פִּנֹּ֔ות הַמְּכֹנָ֖ה הָֽאֶחָ֑ת מִן־הַמְּכֹנָ֖ה כְּתֵפֶֽיהָ׃ And four supports at the four corners of the one stand— from the stand were its supports.   Morphology וְאַרְבַּ֣ע (veʾarbaʿ) – Root: ארבע (ʾarbaʿ); Form: Conjunction + numeral, feminine singular; … Continue reading →

וּמַֽעֲשֵׂה֙ הָאֹ֣ופַנִּ֔ים כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֹופַ֣ן הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑ה יְדֹותָ֣ם וְגַבֵּיהֶ֗ם וְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶ֛ם וְחִשֻּׁרֵיהֶ֖ם הַכֹּ֥ל מוּצָֽק׃ And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel— their axles, and their rims, and their spokes, and their hubs— all of them were … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת הָאֹֽופַנִּ֗ים לְמִתַּ֨חַת֙ לַֽמִּסְגְּרֹ֔ות וִידֹ֥ות הָאֹֽופַנִּ֖ים בַּמְּכֹונָ֑ה וְקֹומַת֙ הָאֹופַ֣ן הָאֶחָ֔ד אַמָּ֖ה וַחֲצִ֥י הָאַמָּֽה׃ And the four wheels were beneath the panels, and the axles of the wheels were in the stand; and the height of one wheel was a cubit … Continue reading →

וּ֠פִיהוּ מִבֵּ֨ית לַכֹּתֶ֤רֶת וָמַ֨עְלָה֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וּפִ֨יהָ֙ עָגֹ֣ל מַעֲשֵׂה־כֵ֔ן אַמָּ֖ה וַחֲצִ֣י הָֽאַמָּ֑ה וְגַם־עַל־פִּ֨יהָ֙ מִקְלָעֹ֔ות וּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶ֥ם מְרֻבָּעֹ֖ות לֹ֥א עֲגֻלֹּֽות׃ And its mouth from the inside of the capital and upward was a cubit; and its mouth was round, made like a pedestal, … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבָּעָה֩ אֹופַנֵּ֨י נְחֹ֜שֶׁת לַמְּכֹונָ֤ה הָֽאַחַת֙ וְסַרְנֵ֣י נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה פַעֲמֹתָ֖יו כְּתֵפֹ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם מִתַּ֤חַת לַכִּיֹּר֙ הַכְּתֵפֹ֣ת יְצֻקֹ֔ות מֵעֵ֥בֶר אִ֖ישׁ לֹיֹֽות׃ And there were four bronze wheels for the one stand, and bronze axles; and its four supports had shoulders, beneath the basin … Continue reading →