Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהresolvedוַיֹּאמֶרto buildלִבְנוֹתa houseבַּיִתfor the nameלְשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהand a houseוּבַיִתfor his kingdom.לְמַלְכוּתוֹ
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהcountedוַיִּסְפֹּרseventyשִׁבְעִיםthousandאֶלֶףmenאִישׁas carriers,סַבָּלand eightyוּשְׁמוֹנִיםthousandאֶלֶףmenאִישׁas stonecuttersחֹצֵבin the mountains,בָּהָרand threeוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםsixוְשֵׁשׁhundredמֵאוֹתwho directedמְנַצְּחִיםthem.עֲלֵיהֶם
SolomonשְׁלֹמֹהsentוַיִּשְׁלַחtoאֶלHuram,חוּרָםkingמֶלֶךְof Tyre,צֹרsaying,לֵאמֹר“Do with measכַּאֲשֶׁרyou didעָשִׂיתָwithעִםDavidדָּוִידmy father,אָבִיwhen you sentוַתִּשְׁלַחhimלוֹcedarsאֲרָזִיםto buildלִבְנוֹתhimselfלוֹa houseבַיִתto liveלָשֶׁבֶתin.בּוֹ
Look,הִנֵּהIאֲנִיam buildingבוֹנֶהa houseבַּיִתfor the nameלְשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim,אֱלֹהָיto consecrate itלְהַקְדִּישׁto him,לוֹto offer up in smokeלְהַקְטִירfragrantסַמִּיםincenseקְטֹרֶתbefore him,לְפָנָיוand for the continualוּ תָּמִידrow of bread,מַעֲרֶכֶתand burnt offeringsוְעֹלוֹתin the morningלַבֹּקֶרand in the evening,וְלָעֶרֶבon the Sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּתוֹתand at the new moonsוְלֶחֳדָשִׁיםand at the appointed timesוּלְמוֹעֲדֵיof YHWHיְהוָהour Elohim;אֱלֹהֵינוּforeverלְעוֹלָםthis isזֹאתuponעַלIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
The houseוְהַבַּיִתthatאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיam buildingבוֹנֶהwill be great,גָּדוֹלforכִּיour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּis greaterגָדוֹלthan allמִכָּלthe gods.הָאֱלֹהִים
But whoוּמִיwill haveיַעֲצָרthe strengthכֹּחַto buildלִבְנוֹתhimלוֹa house,בַיִתsinceכִּיthe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand the heavensוּשְׁמֵיof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםcannotלֹאcontain him?יְכַלְכְּלֻהוּAnd whoוּמִיam IאֲנִיthatאֲשֶׁרI should buildאֶבְנֶהhimלּוֹa house,בַיִתexceptכִּי אִםto offer up in smokeלְהַקְטִירbefore him?לְפָנָיו
So nowוְעַתָּהsendשְׁלַחmeלִיa wiseחָכָםmanאִישׁto workלַעֲשׂוֹתin gold,בַּזָּהָבin silver,וּבַכֶּסֶףin bronze,וּבַנְּחֹשֶׁתin iron,וּבַבַּרְזֶלand in purple,וּבָאַרְגְּוָןcrimson,וְכַרְמִילand blue,וּתְכֵלֶתand who knowsוְיֹדֵעַhow to engraveלְפַתֵּחַengravings,פִּתּוּחִיםwithעִםthe wise menהַחֲכָמִיםwho areאֲשֶׁרwith meעִמִּיin Judahבִּיהוּדָהand in Jerusalem,וּבִירוּשָׁלִַםwhomאֲשֶׁרDavidדָּוִידmy fatherאָבִיprepared.הֵכִין
And sendוּשְׁלַחmeלִיcedarאֲרָזִיםtimber,עֲצֵיcypress,בְּרוֹשִׁיםand algumוְאַלְגּוּמִּיםfrom Lebanon,מֵהַלְּבָנוֹןforכִּיIאֲנִיknowיָדַעְתִּיthatאֲשֶׁרyour servantsעֲבָדֶיךָknow howיוֹדְעִיםto cutלִכְרוֹתthe timberעֲצֵיof Lebanon.לְבָנוֹןAnd look,וְהִנֵּהmy servantsעֲבָדַיwill be withעִםyour servants,עֲבָדֶיךָ
to prepareוּלְהָכִיןtimberעֵצִיםfor meלִיin abundance,לָרֹבforכִּיthe houseהַבַּיִתthatאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיam buildingבוֹנֶהwill be greatגָּדוֹלand wonderful.וְהַפְלֵא
And look,וְהִנֵּהto the woodcutters,לַחֹטְבִיםto those who cutלְכֹרְתֵיthe trees,הָעֵצִיםto your servants,לַעֲבָדֶיךָI giveנָתַתִּיtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםthousandאֶלֶףcorsכֹּרִיםof crushedמַכּוֹתwheat,חִטִּיםtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםthousandאָלֶףcorsכֹּרִיםof barley,וּשְׂעֹרִיםtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםthousandאֶלֶףbathsבַּתִּיםof wine,וְיַיִןand twentyוְ עֶשְׂרִיםthousandאָלֶףbathsבַּתִּיםof oil.”שֶׁמֶן
Huram,חוּרָםkingמֶלֶךְof Tyre,צֹרsaidוַיֹּאמֶרin writing,בִּכְתָבand sent itוַיִּשְׁלַחtoאֶלSolomon:שְׁלֹמֹה“Because ofבְּthe loveאַהֲבַתof YHWHיְהוָהfor his peopleאֶת עַמּוֹhe has made youנְתָנְךָkingמֶלֶךְover them.”עֲלֵיהֶם
Huramחוּרָםsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Blessed beבָּרוּךְYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרmadeעָשָׂהthe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand the earth,וְ הָאָרֶץwhoאֲשֶׁרhas givenנָתַןto Davidלְדָוִידthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְa wiseחָכָםson,בֵּןknowingיוֹדֵעַprudenceשֵׂכֶלand understanding,וּבִינָהwhoאֲשֶׁרwill buildיִבְנֶהa houseבַּיִתfor YHWHלַיהוָהand a houseוּבַיִתfor his kingdom.לְמַלְכוּתוֹ
So nowוְעַתָּהI have sentשָׁלַחְתִּיa wiseחָכָםman,אִישׁknowingיוֹדֵעַunderstanding,בִּינָהHuram-abi,לְחוּרָם אָבִי
the sonבֶּןof a womanאִשָּׁהfromמִןthe daughtersבְּנוֹתof Dan,דָּןand his fatherוְאָבִיוis a manאִישׁof Tyre;צֹרִיhe knows howיוֹדֵעַto workלַעֲשׂוֹתin gold,בַּזָּהָבin silver,וּבַכֶּסֶףin bronze,בַּנְּחֹשֶׁתin iron,בַּבַּרְזֶלin stone,בָּאֲבָנִיםand in wood,וּבָעֵצִיםin purple,בָּאַרְגָּמָןin blue,בַּתְּכֵלֶתin fine linen,וּבַבּוּץand in crimson,וּבַכַּרְמִילand to engraveוּלְפַתֵּחַanyכָּלengravingפִּתּוּחַand to deviseוְלַחְשֹׁבanyכָּלdesignמַחֲשָׁבֶתthatאֲשֶׁרmay be assignedיִנָּתֶןto him,לוֹwithעִםyour wise menחֲכָמֶיךָand the wise menוְחַכְמֵיof my lordאֲדֹנִיDavidדָּוִידyour father.אָבִיךָ
So now,וְעַתָּהthe wheatהַחִטִּיםand the barley,וְהַשְּׂעֹרִיםthe oilהַשֶּׁמֶןand the wineוְהַיַּיִןthatאֲשֶׁרmy lordאֲדֹנִיhas spoken of,אָמַרlet him sendיִשְׁלַחto his servants.לַעֲבָדָיו
And weוַאֲנַחְנוּwill cutנִכְרֹתtimberעֵצִיםfromמִןLebanon,הַלְּבָנוֹןaccording to allכְּכָלyour need,צָרְכֶּךָand bring itוּנְבִיאֵםto youלְךָin raftsרַפְסֹדוֹתbyעַלseaיָםto Joppa,יָפוֹand youוְאַתָּהwill take it upתַּעֲלֶה אֹתָםto Jerusalem.”יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהcountedוַיִּסְפֹּרallכָּלthe men,הָאֲנָשִׁיםthe resident aliens,הַגֵּירִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלafterאַחֲרֵיthe countהַסְּפָרwith whichאֲשֶׁרDavidדָּוִידhis fatherאָבִיוhad counted them;סְפָרָםand they were found to beוַיִּמָּצְאוּa hundredמֵאָהand fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁיםthousandאֶלֶףand threeוּשְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםsixוְשֵׁשׁhundred.מֵאוֹת
He madeוַיַּעַשׂof themמֵהֶםseventyשִׁבְעִיםthousandאֶלֶףcarriers,סַבָּלeightyוּשְׁמֹנִיםthousandאֶלֶףstonecuttersחֹצֵבin the mountains,בָּהָרand threeוּשְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםsixוְשֵׁשׁhundredמֵאוֹתwho directed,מְנַצְּחִיםto make the people work.לְהַעֲבִיד הָעָם