Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 8:1-9

1At that timeאָ֣ז'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853assembledיַקְהֵ֣לyak.HelH6950beforeאֶל־'el-H413himהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖הha.Me.lekh she.lo.MohH4428 H8010in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853—allכָּל־kol-H3605the tribalהַמַּטּוֹת֩ha.ma.tOtH4294headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218and family leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֨י הָאָב֜וֹתne.si.'Ei ha.'a.VotH5387 H1of the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478—to bring upלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068הִ֥יאhi'H1931from Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726,the Cityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732.

2And allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478came togetherוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010at the feastבֶּחָ֑ג ה֖וּאbe.Chag hu'H2282 H1931in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320,the monthבְּיֶ֥רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391of Ethanimהָאֵֽתָנִ֖יםha.'e.ta.NimH388.

3When allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had arrivedוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548אֶת־'et-H853took upוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727,

4and they brought upוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150withוְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834itsבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168sacredהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944furnishingsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881carried them upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853.

5There, beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010and the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478who had assembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֣יםha.no.'a.DimH3259with himעָלָ֔יו אִתּ֖וֹ'a.Lav 'i.ToH5921 H854sacrificedמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076so manyמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they could notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be countedיִסָּפְר֛וּ וְלֹ֥אyi.sa.fe.Ru ve.Lo'H5608 H3808or numberedיִמָּנ֖וּyi.ma.NuH4487.

6Then the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068toאֶל־'el-H413its placeמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725inאֶל־'el-H413the inner sanctuaryדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1687of the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004אֶל־'el-H413,the Most Holy Placeאֶל־'el-H6944 H413,beneathתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the wingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

7Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566their wingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671overאֶל־'el-H413the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of the arkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727הַכְּרֻבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742עַל־'al-H5921and overshadowedוַיָּסֹ֧כּוּ מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃vai.ya.So.ku mil.Ma.'e.lahH5526 H4605the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its polesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905.

8The polesהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905extended far enoughוַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748that theirהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905endsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218were visibleוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200fromמִן־min-H4480the Holy Placeהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944inעַל־'al-H5921frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the inner sanctuaryהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687,but notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808יֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200from outsideהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351the Holy Place;and they areוַיִּ֣הְיוּvai.Yih.yuH1961thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9There wasnothingאֵ֚ין'einH369in the arkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727exceptרַ֗קRakH7535the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147stoneהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68tabletsלֻח֣וֹתlu.ChotH3871thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872had placedהִנִּ֥חַhi.Ni.achH5117in itשָׁ֛םshamH8033at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had made a covenantכָּרַ֤תka.RatH3772withעִם־'im-H5973the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478after they had come outבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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