Category Archives: Kings

וְעַֽל־הַמִּסְגְּרֹ֞ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּ֣ין הַשְׁלַבִּ֗ים אֲרָיֹ֤ות בָּקָר֙ וּכְרוּבִ֔ים וְעַל־הַשְׁלַבִּ֖ים כֵּ֣ן מִמָּ֑עַל וּמִתַּ֨חַת֙ לַאֲרָיֹ֣ות וְלַבָּקָ֔ר לֹיֹ֖ות מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה מֹורָֽד׃ And on the panels that were between the frames were lions, oxen, and keruvim; and on the frames likewise above; and beneath the lions … Continue reading →

וְזֶ֛ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַמְּכֹונָ֖ה מִסְגְּרֹ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וּמִסְגְּרֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין הַשְׁלַבִּֽים׃ And this was the work of the stand: panels for them, and panels between the frames.   Morphology וְזֶ֛ה (ve-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֛ות עֶ֖שֶׂר נְחֹ֑שֶׁת אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֗ה אֹ֚רֶךְ הַמְּכֹונָ֣ה הָֽאֶחָ֔ת וְאַרְבַּ֤ע בָּֽאַמָּה֙ רָחְבָּ֔הּ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ בָּאַמָּ֖ה קֹומָתָֽהּ׃ And he made the stands of bronze—ten; four cubits was the length of one stand, and four cubits its width, and three cubits its height. … Continue reading →

וְעָבְיֹ֣ו טֶ֔פַח וּשְׂפָתֹ֛ו כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה שְׂפַת־כֹּ֖וס פֶּ֣רַח שֹׁושָׁ֑ן אַלְפַּ֥יִם בַּ֖ת יָכִֽיל׃ פ And its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim was made like the brim of a goblet, like a lily blossom; it could contain two thousand baths.   Morphology … Continue reading →

עֹמֵ֞ד עַל־שְׁנֵ֧י עָשָׂ֣ר בָּקָ֗ר שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹנִ֣ים צָפֹ֡ונָה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩ פֹנִ֨ים יָ֜מָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹּנִ֣ים נֶ֗גְבָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פֹּנִ֣ים מִזְרָ֔חָה וְהַיָּ֥ם עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָ֑עְלָה וְכָל־אֲחֹֽרֵיהֶ֖ם בָּֽיְתָה׃ It stood on twelve oxen: three facing north, and three facing west, and three facing south, and three facing … Continue reading →

וּפְקָעִים֩ מִתַּ֨חַת לִשְׂפָתֹ֤ו סָבִיב֙ סֹבְבִ֣ים אֹתֹ֔ו עֶ֚שֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה מַקִּפִ֥ים אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם סָבִ֑יב שְׁנֵ֤י טוּרִים֙ הַפְּקָעִ֔ים יְצֻקִ֖ים בִּיצֻקָתֹֽו׃ And gourds beneath its brim, encircling it all around, ten to the cubit, surrounding the Sea all around; two rows of the gourds, cast … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם מוּצָ֑ק עֶ֣שֶׂר בָּ֠אַמָּה מִשְּׂפָתֹ֨ו עַד־שְׂפָתֹ֜ו עָגֹ֣ל סָבִ֗יב וְחָמֵ֤שׁ בָּֽאַמָּה֙ קֹומָתֹ֔ו וְקָוֹ֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה יָסֹ֥ב אֹתֹ֖ו סָבִֽיב׃ And he made the Sea cast, ten cubits from its brim to its brim, round all around, and five cubits its height, … Continue reading →

וְעַ֛ל רֹ֥אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שֹׁושָׁ֑ן וַתִּתֹּ֖ם מְלֶ֥אכֶת הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ And on the top of the pillars was lily-work; and the work of the pillars was completed.   Morphology וְעַ֛ל (veʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “and on”; … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨קֶם֙ אֶת־הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔ים לְאֻלָ֖ם הַֽהֵיכָ֑ל וַיָּ֜קֶם אֶת־הָעַמּ֣וּד הַיְמָנִ֗י וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמֹו֙ יָכִ֔ין וַיָּ֨קֶם֙ אֶת־הָעַמּ֣וּד הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו בֹּֽעַז׃ And he set up the pillars for the porch of the temple. And he set up the right pillar, and he called its name … Continue reading →

וְכֹתָרֹ֗ת עַל־שְׁנֵי֙ הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים גַּם־מִמַּ֨עַל֙ מִלְּעֻמַּ֣ת הַבֶּ֔טֶן אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְעֵ֣בֶר שֶׂבכה וְהָרִמֹּונִ֤ים מָאתַ֨יִם֙ טֻרִ֣ים סָבִ֔יב עַ֖ל הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ And the capitals were upon the two pillars, also above, opposite the bulge that was beside the latticework; and the pomegranates were two hundred, … Continue reading →

וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה שׁוּשַׁ֣ן בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֖ע אַמֹּֽות׃ And the capitals that were on the top of the pillars were of lily-work in the porch, four cubits.   Morphology וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗ת (vekotarot) – Root: כתר (katar); Form: Conjunction + noun, … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־הָעַמּוּדִ֑ים וּשְׁנֵי֩ טוּרִ֨ים סָבִ֜יב עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָ֣ה הָאֶחָ֗ת לְכַסֹּ֤ות אֶת־הַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָֽרִמֹּנִ֔ים וְכֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לַכֹּתֶ֖רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ And he made the pillars, and two rows all around upon the one latticework to cover the capitals that were on the top of … Continue reading →

שְׂבָכִ֞ים מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שְׂבָכָ֗ה גְּדִלִים֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֔ות לַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֑ים שִׁבְעָה֙ לַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת הָאֶחָ֔ת וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה לַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ Network-like coverings, a work of latticework; twisted cords, a work of chains, for the capitals which were upon the tops of the pillars—seven for … Continue reading →

וּשְׁתֵּ֨י כֹתָרֹ֜ת עָשָׂ֗ה לָתֵ֛ת עַל־רָאשֵׁ֥י הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖ים מֻצַ֣ק נְחֹ֑שֶׁת חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֗ות קֹומַת֙ הַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת הָאֶחָ֔ת וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֔ות קֹומַ֖ת הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ And he made two capitals to place on the tops of the pillars, cast in bronze; five cubits was the height of … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֛צַר אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים נְחֹ֑שֶׁת שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜ה אַמָּ֗ה קֹומַת֙ הָעַמּ֣וּד הָאֶחָ֔ד וְחוּט֙ שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אַמָּ֔ה יָסֹ֖ב אֶת־הָעַמּ֥וּד הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ And he fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits would … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אִשָּׁה֩ אַלְמָנָ֨ה ה֜וּא מִמַּטֵּ֣ה נַפְתָּלִ֗י וְאָבִ֣יו אִישׁ־צֹרִי֮ חֹרֵ֣שׁ נְחֹשֶׁת֒ וַ֠יִּמָּלֵא אֶת־הַחָכְמָ֤ה וְאֶת־הַתְּבוּנָה֙ וְאֶת־הַדַּ֔עַת לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות כָּל־מְלָאכָ֖ה בַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁת וַיָּבֹוא֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־כָּל־מְלַאכְתֹּֽו׃ He was the son of a widow woman, from the tribe of Naftali, and his father was a man … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֶת־חִירָ֖ם מִצֹּֽר׃ And King Shelomo sent and took Ḥiram from Tsur.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he sent”; Notes: Common narrative form … Continue reading →

וְחָצֵ֨ר הַגְּדֹולָ֜ה סָבִ֗יב שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ טוּרִ֣ים גָּזִ֔ית וְט֖וּר כְּרֻתֹ֣ת אֲרָזִ֑ים וְלַחֲצַ֧ר בֵּית־יְהוָ֛ה הַפְּנִימִ֖ית וּלְאֻלָ֥ם הַבָּֽיִת׃ פ And the great courtyard all around was three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams; and so was for the courtyard of … Continue reading →

וּמִלְמַ֗עְלָה אֲבָנִ֧ים יְקָרֹ֛ות כְּמִדֹּ֥ות גָּזִ֖ית וָאָֽרֶז׃ And from above were costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stone, and cedar.   Morphology וּמִלְמַ֗עְלָה (umilmaʿlah) – Root: למעל (lamaʿal); Form: Conjunction + preposition/adverb; Translation: “and from above”; Notes: Indicates upper … Continue reading →

וּמְיֻסָּ֕ד אֲבָנִ֥ים יְקָרֹ֖ות אֲבָנִ֣ים גְּדֹלֹ֑ות אַבְנֵי֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמֹּ֔ות וְאַבְנֵ֖י שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה אַמֹּֽות׃ And it was founded with costly stones, great stones—stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.   Morphology וּמְיֻסָּ֕ד (umeyussad) – Root: יסד (yasad); Form: Conjunction + Pual … Continue reading →

כָּל־אֵ֜לֶּה אֲבָנִ֤ים יְקָרֹת֙ כְּמִדֹּ֣ת גָּזִ֔ית מְגֹרָרֹ֥ות בַּמְּגֵרָ֖ה מִבַּ֣יִת וּמִח֑וּץ וּמִמַּסָּד֙ עַד־הַטְּפָחֹ֔ות וּמִח֖וּץ עַד־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַגְּדֹולָֽה׃ All these were costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stone, sawn with the saw, inside and outside, from the foundation to the coping, and … Continue reading →

וּבֵיתֹו֩ אֲשֶׁר־יֵ֨שֶׁב שָׁ֜ם חָצֵ֣ר הָאַחֶ֗רֶת מִבֵּית֙ לָֽאוּלָ֔ם כַּמַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה הָיָ֑ה וּבַ֜יִת יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה לְבַת־פַּרְעֹה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקַ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה כָּאוּלָ֖ם הַזֶּֽה׃ And his house where he would dwell—in the other courtyard inward from the hall—was like this work; and a house he would … Continue reading →

וְאוּלָ֤ם הַכִּסֵּא֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִשְׁפָּט־שָׁ֔ם אֻלָ֥ם הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט עָשָׂ֑ה וְסָפ֣וּן בָּאֶ֔רֶז מֵהַקַּרְקַ֖ע עַד־הַקַּרְקָֽע׃ And the Hall of the Throne, where he would judge—the Hall of Judgment—he made, and it was paneled with cedar from the floor to the floor.   Morphology וְאוּלָ֤ם … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨ת אוּלָ֤ם הָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ עָשָׂ֔ה חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ אָרְכֹּ֔ו וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה רָחְבֹּ֑ו וְאוּלָם֙ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם וְעַמֻּדִ֥ים וְעָ֖ב עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ And the Hall of the Pillars he made: fifty cubits its length, and thirty cubits its width, and a hall before them—and pillars and an … Continue reading →

וְכָל־הַפְּתָחִ֥ים וְהַמְּזוּזֹ֖ות רְבֻעִ֣ים שָׁ֑קֶף וּמ֧וּל מֶחֱזָ֛ה אֶל־מֶחֱזָ֖ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִֽים׃ And all the openings and the doorposts were square in structure, and opposite—sight to sight—three times.   Morphology וְכָל־ (vekol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct; … Continue reading →

וּשְׁקֻפִ֖ים שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה טוּרִ֑ים וּמֶחֱזָ֥ה אֶל־מֶחֱזָ֖ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִֽים׃ And there were window frames in three rows, and sight to sight—three times.   Morphology וּשְׁקֻפִ֖ים (ushqufim) – Root: שקף (shaqaf); Form: Noun, masculine plural (possibly passive participle); Translation: “and window frames”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְסָפֻ֣ן בָּאֶ֗רֶז מִמַּ֨עַל֙ עַל־הַצְּלָעֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים אַרְבָּעִ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הַטּֽוּר׃ And it was paneled with cedar above, upon the ribs that were upon the pillars—forty-five, fifteen in the row.   Morphology וְסָפֻ֣ן (vesafun) – Root: ספן (safan); Form: Pual … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֜בֶן אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יַ֣עַר הַלְּבָנֹ֗ון מֵאָ֨ה אַמָּ֤ה אָרְכֹּו֙ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ רָחְבֹּ֔ו וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה קֹומָתֹ֑ו עַ֗ל אַרְבָּעָה֙ טוּרֵי֙ עַמּוּדֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וּכְרֻתֹ֥ות אֲרָזִ֖ים עַל־הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ And he built the House of the Forest of the Levanon—one hundred cubits its length, and fifty cubits its … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בֵּיתֹו֙ בָּנָ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְכַ֖ל אֶת־כָּל־בֵּיתֹֽו׃ And his own house Shelomo built in thirteen years, and he finished all his house.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (veʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker; Translation: “and [his]”; … Continue reading →

וּבַשָּׁנָה֩ הָאַחַ֨ת עֶשְׂרֵ֜ה בְּיֶ֣רַח בּ֗וּל ה֚וּא הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י כָּלָ֣ה הַבַּ֔יִת לְכָל־דְּבָרָ֖יו וּלְכָל־מִשְׁפָּט֑וֹ וַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃ And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul—it is the eighth month—the house was completed in all its parts and in all its specifications, … Continue reading →