1 Kings

1 Kings 6:20–22

²⁰The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.^m

²¹So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chainsⁿ across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. ²²So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.

Footnotes

m 6:20 Or with cedar
n 6:21 Or made gold chains to draw (the curtains)

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1 Kings 6:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The inner	וְלִפְנֵ֣י	wə·lip̄·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
sanctuary	הַדְּבִ֡יר	had·də·ḇîr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1687 shrine
twenty	עֶשְׂרִים֩	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמָּ֨ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
long	אֹ֜רֶךְ	’ō·reḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H753 length
twenty	וְעֶשְׂרִ֧ים	wə·‘eś·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמָּ֣ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
wide	רֹ֗חַב	rō·ḥaḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
and twenty	וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים	wə·‘eś·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמָּה֙	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
high	קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ	qō·w·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6967 height
He overlaid	וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ	way·ṣap·pê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
with pure	סָג֑וּר	sā·ḡūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and he also overlaid	וַיְצַ֥ף	way·ṣap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
the altar	מִזְבֵּ֖חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
of cedar	אָֽרֶז׃	’ā·rez	Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar

1 Kings 6:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֧ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
overlaid	וַיְצַ֨ף	way·ṣap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
the inside	מִפְּנִ֖ימָה	mip·pə·nî·māh	Preposition-m; Adverb	H6441 towards the (in-)side
of the temple	הַבַּ֛יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
with pure	סָג֑וּר	sā·ḡūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and he extended	וַיְעַבֵּ֞ר	way·‘ab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
gold	זָהָב֙	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
chains	בְּרַתִּיקוֹת	bə·rat·tī·qōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7572 a chain
across the front	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the inner sanctuary	הַדְּבִ֔יר	had·də·ḇîr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1687 shrine
which was overlaid	וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ	way·ṣap·pê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
with gold	זָהָֽב׃	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

1 Kings 6:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he overlaid	צִפָּ֥ה	ṣip·pāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
with gold	זָהָ֖ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
the whole interior	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of the temple	הַבַּ֛יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
was completely finished	תֹּ֣ם	tōm	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8552 be complete, finished
He also overlaid	צִפָּ֥ה	ṣip·pāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
with gold	זָהָֽב׃	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
the entire	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
that belonged to	אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־	’ăšer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the inner sanctuary	לַדְּבִ֖יר	lad·də·ḇîr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1687 shrine

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1 Kings 6:22 Exodus 30:3 · Exodus 30:1

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