Verse 1

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.3.1", "source": "וַיָּ֣חֶל שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לִבְנ֤וֹת אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּהַר֙ הַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִרְאָ֖ה לְדָוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יהוּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵכִין֙ בִּמְק֣וֹם דָּוִ֔יד בְּגֹ֖רֶן אָרְנָ֥ן הַיְבוּסִֽי", "text": "And *wə-yāḥel* *Šəlōmōh* to *libnôt* *ʾet*-house-*YHWH* in-*Yərûšālaim* in-*har ha-môriyyâ* which *nirʾâ* to-*Dāwîd* *ʾābîhû* which *hēkîn* in-*māqôm* *Dāwîd* in-*gōren* *ʾArnān* *ha-yəbûsî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāḥel*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he began", "*Šəlōmōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon", "*libnôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to build", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*har ha-môriyyâ*": "construct state + definite article + proper noun - Mount Moriah", "*nirʾâ*": "Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - appeared/was seen", "*Dāwîd*": "proper noun - David", "*ʾābîhû*": "noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father", "*hēkîn*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - prepared/established", "*māqôm*": "noun masculine singular construct - place of", "*gōren*": "noun masculine singular construct - threshing floor of", "*ʾArnān*": "proper noun - Ornan/Araunah", "*ha-yəbûsî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Jebusite" }, "variants": { "*wə-yāḥel*": "began/started", "*libnôt*": "to build/to construct", "*nirʾâ*": "appeared/was seen/revealed himself", "*hēkîn*": "prepared/established/made ready" } }

Verse 3

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Verse 4

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Verse 5

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.3.5", "source": "וְאֵ֣ת ׀ הַבַּ֣יִת הַגָּד֗וֹל חִפָּה֙ עֵ֣ץ בְּרוֹשִׁ֔ים וַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֣ב ט֑וֹב וַיַּ֧עַל עָלָ֛יו תִּמֹרִ֖ים וְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת", "text": "And *wə-ʾēt* *ha-bayit* *ha-gādôl* *ḥippâ* *ʿēṣ* *bərôšîm* and *wə-yəḥappēhû* *zāhāb* *ṭôb* and *wə-yaʿal* upon-it *timmōrîm* and-*šaršərôt*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*ha-bayit*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the house/temple", "*ha-gādôl*": "definite article + adjective masculine singular - the great/large", "*ḥippâ*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he covered/overlaid", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun masculine singular construct - wood of", "*bərôšîm*": "noun masculine plural - cypress/fir trees", "*wə-yəḥappēhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he overlaid it", "*zāhāb*": "noun masculine singular - gold", "*ṭôb*": "adjective masculine singular - good/fine", "*wə-yaʿal*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he put/set up", "*timmōrîm*": "noun masculine plural - palm trees/palm-like decorations", "*šaršərôt*": "noun feminine plural - chains/wreaths" }, "variants": { "*ḥippâ*": "covered/overlaid/paneled", "*bərôšîm*": "cypress/fir/juniper", "*wə-yəḥappēhû*": "overlaid it/covered it/plated it", "*wə-yaʿal*": "set up/put up/raised up", "*timmōrîm*": "palm trees/palm-shaped decorations", "*šaršərôt*": "chains/wreaths/festoons" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.3.8", "source": "וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ אֶת־בֵּֽית־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים אָרְכּ֞וֹ עַל־פְּנֵ֤י רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְרָחְבּ֖וֹ אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙ זָהָ֣ב ט֔וֹב לְכִכָּרִ֖ים שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת", "text": "And *wə-yaʿaś* *ʾet*-house-*qōdeš* *ha-qŏdāšîm* *ʾorkô* upon-face *rōḥab*-*ha-bayit* *ʾammôt* *ʿeśrîm* and-*roḥbô* *ʾammôt* *ʿeśrîm* and *wə-yəḥappēhû* *zāhāb* *ṭôb* to-*kikkārîm* *šēš* *mēʾôt*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿaś*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*qōdeš*": "noun masculine singular construct - holy place of", "*ha-qŏdāšîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the holy things/most holy", "*ʾorkô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its length", "*ʿal-pənê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - upon/before the face of", "*rōḥab*": "noun masculine singular construct - width of", "*ha-bayit*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the house/temple", "*ʾammôt*": "noun feminine plural - cubits", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*roḥbô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its width", "*wə-yəḥappēhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he overlaid it", "*zāhāb*": "noun masculine singular - gold", "*ṭôb*": "adjective masculine singular - good/fine", "*kikkārîm*": "noun masculine plural - talents", "*šēš*": "cardinal number - six", "*mēʾôt*": "cardinal number plural - hundreds" }, "variants": { "*qōdeš ha-qŏdāšîm*": "Holy of Holies/Most Holy Place", "*wə-yəḥappēhû*": "overlaid it/covered it/plated it", "*kikkārîm*": "talents (unit of weight)" } }

Verse 11

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Verse 12

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Verse 17

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