1 וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל־הַהֵיכָל וַיָּמָד אֶת־הָאֵילִים שֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּות רֹחַב־מִפֹּו וְשֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּות־רֹחַב מִפֹּו רֹחַב הָאֹהֶל | 1 He took me to the Hekal and measured its piers: six cubits wide on the one side, six cubits wide on theother. |
2 וְרֹחַב הַפֶּתַח עֶשֶׂר אַמֹּות וְכִתְפֹות הַפֶּתַח חָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות מִפֹּו וְחָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות מִפֹּו וַיָּמָד אָרְכֹּו אַרְבָּעִים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה | 2 The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the returns of the entrance were five cubits on the oneside and five cubits on the other. He measured its length: forty cubits; and its width: twenty cubits. |
3 וּבָא לִפְנִימָה וַיָּמָד אֵיל־הַפֶּתַח שְׁתַּיִם אַמֹּות וְהַפֶּתַח שֵׁשׁ אַמֹּות וְרֹחַב הַפֶּתַח שֶׁבַע אַמֹּות | 3 He then went inside and measured the pier at the entrance: two cubits; then the entrance; six cubits;and the returns of the entrance: seven cubits. |
4 וַיָּמָד אֶת־אָרְכֹּו עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אֶל־פְּנֵי הַהֵיכָל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי זֶה קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים | 4 He measured its length; twenty cubits; and its width against the Hekal: twenty cubits. He then said tome, 'This is the Holy of Holies.' |
5 וַיָּמָד קִיר־הַבַּיִת שֵׁשׁ אַמֹּות וְרֹחַב הַצֵּלָע אַרְבַּע אַמֹּות סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב לַבַּיִת סָבִיב | 5 He then measured the wal of the Temple: six cubits. The width of the lateral structure was four cubits,al round the Temple. |
6 וְהַצְּלָעֹות צֵלָע אֶל־צֵלָע שָׁלֹושׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים פְּעָמִים וּבָאֹות בַּקִּיר אֲשֶׁר־לַבַּיִת לַצְּלָעֹות סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב לִהְיֹות אֲחוּזִים וְלֹא־יִהְיוּ אֲחוּזִים בְּקִיר הַבָּיִת | 6 The cel s were one above the other in three tiers of thirty cells each. The cells were recessed into thewal , the wal of the structure comprising the cel s, all round, forming offsets; but there were no offsets in the walof the Temple itself. |
7 וְרָחֲבָה וְנָסְבָה לְמַעְלָה לְמַעְלָה לַצְּלָעֹות כִּי מוּסַב־הַבַּיִת לְמַעְלָה לְמַעְלָה סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב לַבַּיִת עַל־כֵּן רֹחַב־לַבַּיִת לְמָעְלָה וְכֵן הַתַּחְתֹּונָה יַעֲלֶה עַל־הָעֶלְיֹונָה לַתִּיכֹונָה | 7 The width of the cel s increased, storey by storey, corresponding to the amount taken in from the wallfrom one storey to the next, all round the Temple. |
8 וְרָאִיתִי לַבַּיִת גֹּבַהּ סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב [מְיֻסְּדֹות כ] (מוּסְדֹות ק) הַצְּלָעֹות מְלֹו הַקָּנֶה שֵׁשׁ אַמֹּות אַצִּילָה | 8 Then I saw that there was a paved terrace all round the Temple. The height of this, which formed thebase of the side cells, was one complete rod of six cubits. |
9 רֹחַב הַקִּיר אֲשֶׁר־לַצֵּלָע אֶל־הַחוּץ חָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות וַאֲשֶׁר מֻנָּח בֵּית צְלָעֹות אֲשֶׁר לַבָּיִת | 9 The outer wal of the side cells was five cubits thick. There was a passage between the cel s of theTemple |
10 וּבֵין הַלְּשָׁכֹות רֹחַב עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה סָבִיב לַבַּיִת סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב | 10 and the rooms, twenty cubits wide, al round the Temple. |
11 וּפֶתַח הַצֵּלָע לַמֻּנָּח פֶּתַח אֶחָד דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפֹון וּפֶתַח אֶחָד לַדָּרֹום וְרֹחַב מְקֹום הַמֻּנָּח חָמֵשׁ אַמֹּות סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב | 11 As a way in to the lateral cel s on the passage there was one entrance on the north side and oneentrance on the south side. The width of the passage was five cubits right round. |
12 וְהַבִּנְיָן אֲשֶׁר אֶל־פְּנֵי הַגִּזְרָה פְּאַת דֶּרֶךְ־הַיָּם רֹחַב שִׁבְעִים אַמָּה וְקִיר הַבִּנְיָן חָמֵשׁ־אַמֹּות רֹחַב סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב וְאָרְכֹּו תִּשְׁעִים אַמָּה | 12 The building on the west side of the court was seventy cubits wide, the wal of the building was fivecubits thick al round and its length was ninety cubits. |
13 וּמָדַד אֶת־הַבַּיִת אֹרֶךְ מֵאָה אַמָּה וְהַגִּזְרָה וְהַבִּנְיָה וְקִירֹותֶיהָ אֹרֶךְ מֵאָה אַמָּה | 13 He measured the length of the Temple: a hundred cubits. |
14 וְרֹחַב פְּנֵי הַבַּיִת וְהַגִּזְרָה לַקָּדִים מֵאָה אַמָּה | 14 The length of the court plus the building and its wal s: a hundred cubits. |
15 וּמָדַד אֹרֶךְ־הַבִּנְיָן אֶל־פְּנֵי הַגִּזְרָה אֲשֶׁר עַל־אַחֲרֶיהָ [וְאַתּוּקֵיהָא כ] (וְאַתִּיקֶיהָא ק) מִפֹּו וּמִפֹּו מֵאָה אַמָּה וְהַהֵיכָל הַפְּנִימִי וְאֻלַמֵּי הֶחָצֵר | 15 He measured the length of the building, along the court, at the back, and its gal eries on either side: ahundred cubits. The inside of the Hekal and the porches of the court, |
16 הַסִּפִּים וְהַחַלֹּונִים הָאֲטֻמֹות וְהָאַתִּיקִים ׀ סָבִיב לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּם נֶגֶד הַסַּף שְׂחִיף עֵץ סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב וְהָאָרֶץ עַד־הַחַלֹּנֹות וְהַחַלֹּנֹות מְכֻסֹּות | 16 the thresholds, the windows, the gal eries on three sides, facing the threshold, were panel ed withwood al round from floor to windows, and the windows were screened with latticework. |
17 עַל־מֵעַל הַפֶּתַח וְעַד־הַבַּיִת הַפְּנִימִי וְלַחוּץ וְאֶל־כָּל־הַקִּיר סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב בַּפְּנִימִי וּבַחִיצֹון מִדֹּות | 17 From the door to the inner part of the Temple, as wel as outside, and on the wall all round, bothinside and out, |
18 וְעָשׂוּי כְּרוּבִים וְתִמֹרִים וְתִמֹרָה בֵּין־כְּרוּב לִכְרוּב וּשְׁנַיִם פָּנִים לַכְּרוּב | 18 were carved great winged creatures and palm trees, one palm tree between two winged creatures;each winged creature had two faces: |
19 וּפְנֵי אָדָם אֶל־הַתִּמֹרָה מִפֹּו וּפְנֵי־כְפִיר אֶל־הַתִּמֹרָה מִפֹּו עָשׂוּי אֶל־כָּל־הַבַּיִת סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב | 19 a human face turned towards the palm tree on one side and the face of a lion towards the palm treeon the other side, throughout the Temple, al round. |
20 מֵהָאָרֶץ עַד־מֵעַל הַפֶּתַח הַכְּרוּבִים וְהַתִּמֹרִים עֲשׂוּיִם וְקִיר הַהֵיכָל | 20 Winged creatures and palm trees were carved on the wal from the floor to above the entrance. |
21 הַהֵיכָל מְזוּזַת רְבֻעָה וּפְנֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ הַמַּרְאֶה כַּמַּרְאֶה | 21 The doorposts of the Temple were square. In front of the sanctuary there was something like |
22 הַמִּזְבֵּחַ עֵץ שָׁלֹושׁ אַמֹּות גָּבֹהַּ וְאָרְכֹּו שְׁתַּיִם־אַמֹּות וּמִקְצֹעֹותָיו לֹו וְאָרְכֹּו וְקִירֹתָיו עֵץ וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלַי זֶה הַשֻּׁלְחָן אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | 22 a wooden altar, three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base and sides were of wood.He said to me, 'This is the table in the presence of Yahweh.' |
23 וּשְׁתַּיִם דְּלָתֹות לַהֵיכָל וְלַקֹּדֶשׁ | 23 The Hekal had double doors and the sanctuary |
24 וּשְׁתַּיִם דְּלָתֹות לַדְּלָתֹות תַּיִם מוּסַבֹּות דְּלָתֹות תַּיִם לְדֶלֶת אֶחָת וּשְׁתֵּי דְלָתֹות לָאַחֶרֶת | 24 double doors. These doors had two hinged leaves, two leaves for the one door, two leaves for theother. |
25 וַעֲשׂוּיָה אֲלֵיהֶן אֶל־דַּלְתֹות הַהֵיכָל כְּרוּבִים וְתִמֹרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר עֲשׂוּיִם לַקִּירֹות וְעָב עֵץ אֶל־פְּנֵי הָאוּלָם מֵהַחוּץ | 25 On them (on the doors of the Hekal), were carved great winged creatures and palm trees like thosecarved on the wal s. There was a wooden porch roof on the front of the Ulam on the outside, |
26 וְחַלֹּונִים אֲטֻמֹות וְתִמֹרִים מִפֹּו וּמִפֹּו אֶל־כִּתְפֹות הָאוּלָם וְצַלְעֹות הַבַּיִת וְהָעֻבִּים | 26 and windows with flanking palm trees on the sides of the Ulam, the cel s to the side of the Templeand the porch-roofs. |