3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 6:3:1 ⧉וְהָאוּלָ֗םvehaulamand the vestibule 1 Kings 6:3:2 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵי֙alpenein front of 1 Kings 6:3:3 ⧉הֵיכַ֣לhekhalthe nave or temple-hall 1 Kings 6:3:4 ⧉הַבַּ֔יִתhabayitof the house 1 Kings 6:3:5 ⧉עֶשְׂרִ֤יםeserimtwenty 1 Kings 6:3:6 ⧉אַמָּה֙amacubit 1 Kings 6:3:7 ⧉אָרְכּ֔וֹorkoits length 1 Kings 6:3:8 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֖יalpenein front of 1 Kings 6:3:9 ⧉רֹ֣חַבrokhavthe width of 1 Kings 6:3:10 ⧉הַבָּ֑יִתhabayitthe house 1 Kings 6:3:11 ⧉עֶ֧שֶׂרeserten 1 Kings 6:3:12 ⧉בָּאַמָּ֛הbaamain cubit{s} 1 Kings 6:3:13 ⧉רָחְבּ֖וֹrakhvoits breadth or its depth 1 Kings 6:3:14 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֥יalpenein front of 1 Kings 6:3:15 ⧉הַבָּֽיִת׃habayitthe house |
3. Formal Translation And the portico in front of the temple of the house measured twenty cubits in length, corresponding to the width of the house, and was ten cubits wide from its front. |
3. Dynamic Translation The entry hall at the front of the house’s main hall stretched twenty cubits across to match the house’s full width, and its projection was ten cubits. |