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1 Kings 8:1-9

1Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledH6950theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andalltheheadsH7218ofthetribesH4294,theprincesH5387ofthefathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010inJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,tobringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upthearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahoutofthecityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,whichisZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2AndallthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledH6950themselvesuntokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010atthefeastH2282,inthemonthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320Ethanim,whichistheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthH2320.

3Andalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935,andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548tookH5375upthearkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

4AndtheybroughtH5927upthearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,andthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andalltheholyH6944vesselsH3627thatwereintheTentבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168;eventhesedidthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881bringH5927up.

5Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010andallthecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatwereassembleduntohim,werewithhimbeforethearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,sacrificingH2076sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,thatcouldnotbecountedיִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.RuH5608nornumberedformultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

6Andthepriestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548broughtH935inthearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahuntoitsplaceמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725,intotheoracleofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,tothemostholyH6944placeH4725,evenunderthewingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671ofthecherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

7Forthecherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566forththeirwingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671overtheplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725ofthearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,andthecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742coveredthearkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727andthestaves thereofabove.

8AndthestaveswereH1961solongthattheendsofthestaveswereH1961seenH7200fromtheholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944beforetheoracle;buttheywereH1961notseenH7200without:andtheretheyareuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9TherewasnothingH369inthearkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727savethetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872putthereatHorebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,whenH834JehovahmadeH3772acovenantwiththechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834theycameH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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