1 Solomon built{banah: constructing structure} his house{bayit: personal residence} over thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.
2 And he built the House of the Forest{yaʿar: wooded region} of Lebanon, one hundred cubits in length, fifty cubits in width, and thirty cubits in height, upon four rows of cedar pillars{amudei: vertical supports} and beams of cedar upon the pillars.
3 And it was roofed with cedar wood above the beams{hatselaot: load-bearing beams} that rested on forty-five columns{ammudim: vertical supports}—fifteen in a row.
4 And there were windows {shkufim: framed openings} in three rows, and each opening {mechezeh: facing aperture} faced another opening three times.
5 And all the doorways {petakhim: openings} and the doorposts were square in their frames, and view opposite view, three times {pe’amim: series of repetitions}.
6 And he made the Hall{ulam: pillared hall} of the pillars; its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits; and a porch was in front of them, and pillars and a canopy{av: thick canopy} were in front of them.
7 And he built the throne hall {ulam: grand audience chamber}— the Hall of Judgment— and it was paneled with cedar from the floor {karqa: ground surface} up to the ceiling.
8 And his house, where he would reside, was built in another court {chatser: outer courtyard} set back from the hall {ulam: grand portico}, with workmanship like this. And the house that Solomon built for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken, was like this hall.
9 All these stones were precious {yekarot: highly valued}, cut to the measurements of hewn stone, smoothed with a saw from the inside and the outside, from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great courtyard {chatser: open enclosure}.
10 And the foundation {yusad: established securely} was laid with precious stones and large stones—stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits {amot: ancient measure}.
11 And above were costly stones {avanim: hewn building stones}, cut to size, and cedar beams {erez: durable wood}.
12 And the great courtyard was surrounded by three courses of hewn stone {gazit: hewn-stone craftsmanship} and one course of cut cedar beams, and so were the inner courtyard of the house of the LORD {YHWH, Sanctuary Owner} and the portico of the house.
13 Then King Solomon {shlomoh: Peaceful Monarch} sent and brought Hiram {ḥîrām: Skilled Craftsman} from Tyre.
14 He was the son of a widow {almanah: bereaved woman} from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. He was filled with wisdom {chokhmah: skill in execution}, understanding, and knowledge to do every kind of work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
15 And he made the two pillars of bronze; one pillar stood eighteen cubits {amah: ancient unit} tall, and a cord {chut: measuring line} twelve cubits in circumference encircled the second pillar.
16 And he made two capitals {koterot: column capitals} of cast bronze {nechoshet: durable alloy} to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the first capital was five cubits, and the height of the second capital was five cubits.
17 Networks, the work of a network, and chains {gedilim: Ornamental Cords} were fashioned for the capitals {koteret: Decorative Crowning Pieces} that stood atop the pillars—seven for the one capital and seven for the second capital.
18 And he made pomegranates in two rows all around upon the one network {sebakha: Ornamental Lattice}, to cover the capitals {koterot: Crowning Elements} that were on top; and he did the same for the second capital.
19 The capitals {koterot: crowning elements} on the heads of the pillars were made in the form of lilies in the portico, four cubits {amot: ancient measure} high.
20 And the capitals on the two pillars, also above, opposite {milleumat: opposite side} the bulge next to the lattice, and the pomegranates {rimonim: decorative fruit motifs} were two hundred in rows all around on the second capital.
21 And he set up the pillars {amudim: structural supports} at the porch {ulam: entryway} of the temple; he set up the pillar on the right and called its name Jakin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name Boaz.
22 And on the top of the pillars was lily-work{maaseh: crafted design}, and the work of the pillars was completed{vatittom: fully finished}.
23 And he made the sea {yam: large basin} of cast metal, ten cubits from its rim to its rim; it was round {agol: perfectly circular} all around, and its height was five cubits. A line of thirty cubits would encircle it completely.
24 And gourds {peqaim: ornamental knobs} extended from beneath its rim, encircling the Sea all around—ten to the cubit {ammah: unit of measure}. The gourds were cast in two rows as it was cast.
25 It stood on twelve oxen{bakar: support statues}, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was upon them from above, and all their backs were inward{baytah: turned toward the center}.
26 It was a handbreadth {tefakh: ancient measurement} in thickness, and its rim was fashioned like the rim of a cup with a lily blossom pattern. It contained two thousand baths {bat: liquid measure}.
27 And he made the ten stands {mekhonot: movable platforms} of bronze {nechoshet: copper/brass alloy}; four cubits was the length of each stand, and four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
28 And this was the workmanship of the stand {mekhonah: support frame}: panels were for them, and panels were between the crossbars {shlabim: upright connectors}.
29 And on the panels between the crosspieces were lions, cattle, and cherubim; and on the crosspieces as well, both above and below the lions and the cattle, were wreaths {loyot: ornamental garlands} and metalwork {morad: embossed craftsmanship}.
30 And there were four bronze wheels for each stand {mekhonah: support structure}, with bronze axles and four supports with shoulders for them; beneath the basin the cast shoulders were set at the side of each one {ish: each one} of the wreaths.
31 And its opening was within the crown {koteret: decorative crown} and rising upward, one cubit; and its opening was round, made like the work of a pedestal {maaseh-ken: pedestal pattern}, a cubit and a half. There were also carvings at its opening, and its frames were square, not round.
32 The four wheels were under the panels {misgerot: structural frames}, and the axles of the wheels rested on the stand. The height of one wheel was a cubit and a half {ammah: length unit}.
33 The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel—their axles {yedotam: load-bearing shafts}, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs, all were cast metal {mutsaq: poured metal}.
34 And there were four supports {ketefot: structural projections} at the four corners of the stand {mechonah: support platform}; the supports were part of the stand itself.
35 And on the top of the stand there was a circular projection half a cubit in height {amah: measuring unit}, encircling all around. Upon the top of the stand were its handles {yedot: side parts} and its panels, all extending from it.
36 And he carved upon the panels, its side-posts, and upon its frames cherubim {keruvim: winged guardians}, lions, and palm trees according to the space of each, and wreaths {leyot: decorative garlands} all around.
37 In this manner he made the ten stands: they were all cast {mutsaq: cast as a single piece}, of one measurement and one form {ketzev: shape or pattern}, for all of them.
38 And he made ten bronze basins; each basin would hold forty baths {bat: ritual liquid measure}, each basin being four cubits {amah: unit of length} in diameter; one basin for each stand, for all ten stands.
39 And he placed the stands five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the Sea{yam: large basin} at the southeast corner of the house, on the south{negev: arid southern district} side toward the east.
40 And Hiram made the basins{kiyyorot: ritual washing vessels}, the shovels, and the sprinkling bowls. And Hiram finished all the work that he had done for King Solomon in the house of the LORD{YHWH, Sanctuary Provider}.
41 Two pillars and two capitals {koterot: ornamental crowns} on the tops of the pillars, and two networks {sevakhot: lattice design} to cover the two capitals on the tops of the pillars.
42 And the four hundred pomegranates{rimmonim: fruit-shaped ornaments} for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals{kotarot: crown-like tops} which were on the faces of the pillars.
43 And the ten stands {mechonot: wheeled bases}, and the ten basins {kiyorot: washing vats} on the stands.
44 And the one sea {yam: large basin} and the twelve bulls {bakar: bronze supports} underneath the sea.
45 And the pots and the shovels and the bowls, and all these vessels which Hiram made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD {YHWH, Sanctuary Dedication} were of polished bronze {nechoshet: refined metal}.
46 In the plain {kikkar: valley-district} of the Jordan, the king cast them in the clay-bed {maaveh: casting pit} between Sukkoth and between Zarethan.
47 And Solomon {Shlomoh: Royal Patron} left all the vessels {kelim: sanctuary gear} because of the exceedingly great abundance; the weight of the bronze was not investigated.
48 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of the LORD {YHWH: Worship Center}, namely the golden altar and the table on which was the bread of the Presence {lechem hapanim: continual offering}, all of gold.
49 And the lampstands—five on the right and five on the left—were before the inner sanctuary {devir: Most Holy Place}, refined gold; and the flower {perach: floral ornament}, and the lamps, and the tongs, were gold.
50 And the cups, the wick trimmers, the bowls, the spoons, and the censers were made of pure {sagur: finely refined} gold, and the sockets for the doors of the inner house, that is, for the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the temple hall {heikhal: principal sanctuary} were of gold.