2 Chronicles 4

Solomon constructs the bronze altar, sea, and various furnishings for the house of YHWH, including ten tables, lampstands, basins, and other utensils, all crafted by Hiram of Tyre using advanced metallurgy. The chapter details the precise measurements and placements of these temple items within the courts and house of YHWH.[1][6]

Interlinear Text

Verse 2
וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas And he made and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/יָּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the sea the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa מוּצָ֑ק 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤒 mutsaq cast one cast one poured HVHsmsa עֶ֣שֶׂר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 eser ten ten ten HAcfsa בָּֽ֠/אַמָּה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah cubits by a forearm-measure with a cubit HRd/Ncfsa מִ/שְּׂפָת֨/וֹ 𐤌/𐤔𐤐𐤕/𐤅 misefato from its brim from his lip from its lip HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR שְׂפָת֜/וֹ 𐤔𐤐𐤕/𐤅 sefato its brim his lip his lip HNcfsc/Sp3ms עָג֣וֹל 𐤏𐤂𐤅𐤋 agol round rounded rounded HAamsa סָבִ֗יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv all around surrounding area around HNcbsa וְ/חָמֵ֤שׁ 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔 vechamesh and five and five and five HC/Acfsa בָּֽ/אַמָּה֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-2 cubits by a forearm-measure with a cubit HRd/Ncfsa קֽוֹמָת֔/וֹ 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤕/𐤅 qomato its height his height its height HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/קָו֙ 𐤅/𐤒𐤅 veqav and a line and measuring-cord of and measuring-cord of HC/Ncmsa שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty thirty HAcbpa בָּֽ/אַמָּ֔ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-3 cubits by a forearm-measure with a cubit HRd/Ncfsa יָסֹ֥ב 𐤉𐤎𐤁 yasov it surrounded he will go around it will go around HVqi3ms אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him [·] HTo/Sp3ms סָבִֽיב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv-2 all around surrounding area around HNcbsa
Verse 3
וּ/דְמ֣וּת 𐤅/𐤃𐤌𐤅𐤕 udemut and likeness and likeness-of and likeness of HC/Ncfsc בְּקָרִים֩ 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤌 beqarim of oxen cattle cattle HNcbpa תַּ֨חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR ל֜/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo it it HR/Sp3ms סָבִ֤יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv around surrounding area around HNcbsa סָבִיב֙ 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv-2 around surrounding area around HNcbsa סוֹבְבִ֣ים 𐤎𐤅𐤁𐤁𐤉𐤌 sovevim surrounding encircling ones turning ones HVqrmpa אֹת֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him [·] HTo/Sp3ms עֶ֚שֶׂר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 eser ten ten ten HAcfsa בָּֽ/אַמָּ֔ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah cubits by a forearm-measure with a cubit HRd/Ncfsa מַקִּיפִ֥ים 𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤐𐤉𐤌 maqifim encircling those who encircle those who encircle HVhrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/יָּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the sea the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa סָבִ֑יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv-3 around surrounding area around HNcbsa שְׁנַ֤יִם 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shenayim two two two HAcmda טוּרִים֙ 𐤈𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 turim rows rows rows HNcmpa הַ/בָּקָ֔ר 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 habaqar of the oxen the cattle the cattle HTd/Ncbsa יְצוּקִ֖ים 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤒𐤉𐤌 yetsuqim cast poured-out ones poured-out ones HVqsmpa בְּ/מֻֽצַקְתּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤒𐤕/𐤅 bemutsaqeto in its casting in his cast-metal object in its cast object HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
Verse 4
עוֹמֵ֞ד 𐤏𐤅𐤌𐤃 omed ima (Bemba) standing the standing-one the standing-one HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR שְׁנֵ֧ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 sheneym twelve two twelve HAcmda עָשָׂ֣ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar ten -teen or -teenth HAcmsa בָּקָ֗ר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 baqar oxen bovine animal a cattle HNcbsa שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three three HAcmsa פֹנִ֣ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 fonim facing turning ones facing HVqrmpa צָפ֡וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah north toward the hidden-north toward the hidden-north HNcfsa/Sd וּ/שְׁלוֹשָׁה֩ 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤄 usheloshah and-three and three and three HC/Acmsa פֹנִ֨ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 fonim-2 facing turning ones facing HVqrmpa יָ֜מָּ/ה 𐤉𐤌/𐤄 yamah west sea-ward sea-ward HNcmsa/Sd וּ/שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 usheloshah-2 and-three and three and three HC/Acmsa פֹּנִ֣ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 ponim facing turning ones facing HVqrmpa נֶ֗גְבָּ/ה 𐤍𐤂𐤁/𐤄 negebah south the arid southland southward HNcmsa/Sd וּ/שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 usheloshah-3 and-three and three and three HC/Acmsa פֹּנִ֣ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 ponim-2 facing turning ones facing HVqrmpa מִזְרָ֔חָ/ה 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄 mizerachah east sunrise-ward toward the east HNcmsa/Sd וְ/הַ/יָּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤌 vehayam and-the-sea and the sea and the sea HC/Td/Ncmsa עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon-them upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp מִ/לְ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה 𐤌/𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 milemaelah from-above from above from above HR/R/D/Sd וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and-all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc אֲחֹרֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 achoreyhem behind-them their backs their backs HNcmpc/Sp3mp בָּֽיְתָ/ה 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 bayetah toward-the-house toward the house toward the house HNcmsa/Sd
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וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas And he made and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms כִּיּוֹרִים֮ 𐤊𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 kiorim basins hollowed basins basins HNcmpa עֲשָׂרָה֒ 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 asarah ten ten ten HAcmsa וַ֠/יִּתֵּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he set and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 chamishah five five five HAcmsa מִ/יָּמִ֜ין 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 miyamin on the right from the right side on the right side HR/Ncfsa וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 vachamishah and five and five and five HC/Acmsa מִ/שְּׂמֹאול֙ 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤋 misemovl on the left from the left side from the left side HR/Ncmsa לְ/רָחְצָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤓𐤇𐤑𐤄 lerachetsah for washing to wash to wash HR/Vqc בָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem in them in them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh the work deed of work of HNcmsc הָ/עוֹלָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 haolah of the burnt offering the ascending-offering the whole-burnt-offering HTd/Ncfsa יָדִ֣יחוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤇𐤅 yadichu futa (Swahili) they rinsed they will drive away they washed HVhi3mp בָ֑/ם 𐤁/𐤌 vam in them in them HR/Sp3mp וְ/הַ/יָּ֕ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤌 vehayam and the sea and the sea and the sea HC/Td/Ncmsa לְ/רָחְצָ֥ה 𐤋/𐤓𐤇𐤑𐤄 lerachetsah-2 for washing to wash to wash HR/Vqc לַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 lakohanim for the priests to the priestly officiants to the priests HRd/Ncmpa בּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it in it HR/Sp3ms
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Verse 11
וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas And made and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms חוּרָ֔ם 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤌 churam Huram Noble One Churam HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo הַ֨/סִּיר֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 hasirot pots the cooking pots the cooking pots HTd/Ncbpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/יָּעִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤌 hayaim shovels the ash-scoops the ash-scoops HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and the and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/מִּזְרָק֑וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤒𐤅𐤕 hamizeraqot basins the sprinkling-bowls the sprinkling-bowls HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יְכַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤋 vayekhal And finished and he brought to completion and he finished HC/Vpw3ms חירם 𐤇𐤉𐤓𐤌 chyrm Huram Hiram the Noble Chiram HNp חוּרָ֗ם 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤌 churam-2 Huram Noble One Churam HNp לַ/עֲשׂוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make to do HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מְּלָאכָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 hamelakhah work the accomplished work the skilled work HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr עָשָׂ֛ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he made he did he made HVqp3ms לַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe for the king to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp בְּ/בֵ֥ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in the house in the house of in the house of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa
Verse 12
עַמּוּדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 amudim pillars upright supports pillars HNcmpa שְׁנַ֔יִם 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shenayim two two two HAcmda וְ/הַ/גֻּלּ֧וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 vehagulot and-the-bowls and the round bowls and the round bowls HC/Td/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/כֹּתָר֛וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤕 vehakotarot and-the-capitals and the crowning capitals and the crowning capitals HC/Td/Ncfpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh top head head HNcmsc הָ/עַמּוּדִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 haamudim of-the-pillars the standing pillars the standing pillars HTd/Ncmpa שְׁתָּ֑יִם 𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 shetayim two two two HAcfda וְ/הַ/שְּׂבָכ֣וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤕 vehasevakhot and-the-networks and the latticeworks and the latticeworks HC/Td/Ncfpa שְׁתַּ֔יִם 𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 shetayim-2 two two two HAcfda לְ/כַסּ֗וֹת 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤕 lekhasot to-cover to thoroughly cover to thoroughly cover HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שְׁתֵּי֙ 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey two two two HAcfdc גֻּלּ֣וֹת 𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 gulot bowls round vessels of round bowls of HNcfpc הַ/כֹּֽתָר֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤊𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤕 hakotarot of-the-capitals the crowning capitals the crowning capitals HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh-2 top head head HNcmsc הָֽ/עַמּוּדִֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 haamudim-2 of-the-pillars the standing pillars the standing pillars HTd/Ncmpa
Verse 13
וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-the and object-marker [·] HC/To הָֽ/רִמּוֹנִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 harimonim pomegranates the pomegranates the pomegranates HTd/Ncmpa אַרְבַּ֥ע 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 areba four four four HAcfsa מֵא֖וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds hundreds HAcbpa לִ/שְׁתֵּ֣י 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤉 lishetey for-two to two (fem.) to two (fem.) HR/Acfdc הַ/שְּׂבָכ֑וֹת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤕 hasevakhot networks the latticeworks the latticeworks HTd/Ncfpa שְׁנַ֨יִם 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shenayim two two two HAcmda טוּרִ֤ים 𐤈𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 turim rows rows rows HNcmpa רִמּוֹנִים֙ 𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 rimonim pomegranates pomegranates pomegranates HNcmpa לַ/שְּׂבָכָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤊𐤄 lasevakhah for-the-network for the latticework for the latticework HRd/Ncfsa הָ/אֶחָ֔ת 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤕 haechat Eka (Bemba) the-one the one the one HTd/Acfsa לְ/כַסּ֗וֹת 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤕 lekhasot to-cover to thoroughly cover to thoroughly cover HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et OBJ object-marker [·] HTo שְׁתֵּי֙ 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey two two two HAcfdc גֻּלּ֣וֹת 𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 gulot bowls round vessels of round vessels of HNcfpc הַ/כֹּֽתָר֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤊𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤕 hakotarot of-the-capitals the crowning capitals the crowning capitals HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR פְּנֵ֥י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney faces face of before the face of HNcbpc הָ/עַמּוּדִֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 haamudim the-pillars the standing pillars the standing pillars HTd/Ncmpa
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וְ/הַֽ/מְזַמְּר֧וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕 vehamezamerot and the snuffers and the pruning-hooks and the pruning hooks HC/Td/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/מִּזְרָק֛וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤒𐤅𐤕 vehamizeraqot and the bowls and the sprinkling-bowls and the sprinkling-bowls HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/כַּפּ֥וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤐𐤅𐤕 vehakapot and the ladles and the curved hollows and the cupped spoons HC/Td/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/מַּחְתּ֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤕 vehamachetot and the censers and the firepans and the firepans HC/Td/Ncfpa זָהָ֣ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav dhahabu (Swahili) gold gold gold HNcmsa סָג֑וּר 𐤎𐤂𐤅𐤓 sagur pure shut-in one refined HNcmsa וּ/פֶ֣תַח 𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤇 ufetach and the entrance and opening-of and entrance-of HC/Ncmsc הַ֠/בַּיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit of the house the built-house the house HTd/Ncmsa דַּלְתוֹתָ֨י/ו 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 daletotayv its doors his hanging door-panels its doors HNcfpc/Sp3ms הַ/פְּנִימִיּ֜וֹת 𐤄/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤅𐤕 hapenimiot inner the inner ones the inner ones HTd/Aafpa לְ/קֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤒𐤃𐤔 leqodesh to the holy for sacredness for the holy area HR/Ncmsc הַ/קֳּדָשִׁ֗ים 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 haqodashim of holies the holy things the holy things HTd/Ncmpa וְ/דַלְתֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 vedaletey and the doors and the two hanging door-panels of and the doors of HC/Ncfdc הַ/בַּ֛יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit-2 of the house the built-house the house HTd/Ncmsa לַ/הֵיכָ֖ל 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 laheykhal to the temple to the grand sanctuary to the grand temple HRd/Ncmsa זָהָֽב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav-2 dhahabu (Swahili) gold gold gold HNcmsa