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1 Kings 8:54-66

54AnditwasH1961so,that,whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeanendH3615ofprayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙le.hit.pa.LelH6419allthisprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֥הha.te.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationוְהַתְּחִנָּ֖הve.hat.te.chi.NahH8467untoJehovah,hearoseH6965frombeforethealtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovah,fromkneelingH3766onhiskneeswithhishandsH3709spreadפְּרֻשׂ֥וֹתpe.ru.SotH6566forthtowardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

55AndhestoodH5975,andblessedH1288alltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478withaloudvoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

56BlessedH1288beJehovah,thathathgivenH5414restמְנוּחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496untohispeopleלְעַמּ֣וֹle.'a.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,accordingtoallthathepromised:therehathnotfailedoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259wordH1697ofallhisgoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896promise,whichhepromisedbyMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872hisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.

57JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430beH1961withus,ashewasH1961withourfathersH1:lethimnotleaveH5800us,norforsakeus;

58thathemayinclineלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186ourheartsלְבָבֵ֖נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824untohim,towalkinallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870,andtokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,andhisstatutesH2706,andhisordinancesH4941,whichhecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680ourfathersH1.

59AndletthesemywordsH1697, wherewithIhavemadeH6213supplicationbeforeJehovah,beוְיִֽהְי֨וּve.yih.YuH1961nigh untoJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430dayי֥וֹםYomH3117andnightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,thathemaintainthecauseofhisservantעַבְדּ֗וֹav.DoH5650,andthecauseofhispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,aseverydayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117shallrequire;

60thatallthepeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045thatJehovah,heisGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;thereisnoneelse.

61Letyourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824thereforebeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961perfectH8003withJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,towalkinhisstatutesH2706,andtokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

62Andthekingוְֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,offeredH2076sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeJehovah.

63AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredH2076forthesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeace-offerings,whichheofferedH2076untoJehovah,twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505oxenH1241,andahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629.Sothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478dedicatedthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

64Thesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hallowthemiddleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432ofthecourtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691thatwasbeforethehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah;forthereheofferedtheburnt-offering,andthemeal-offering,andthefatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459ofthepeace-offerings,becausethebrazenaltarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196thatwasbeforeJehovahwastoolittleH6996toreceivetheburnt-offering,andthemeal-offering,andthefatחֶלְבֵ֥יchel.VeiH2459ofthepeace-offerings.

65SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010heldthefeastH2282atthattimeבָֽעֵת־va.'et-H6256,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,agreatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyקָהָ֨לka.HalH6951,fromtheentranceofHamathחֲמָ֣ת׀cha.MatH2574untothebrookofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,beforeJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,evenfourteendaysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

66Ontheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117hesentH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971;andtheyblessedH1288thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andwent untotheirtentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168joyfulשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056andgladofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820forallthegoodnessthatJehovahhadshowed untoDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,andtoIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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