Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 8:54-66

54Now whenוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙le.hit.pa.LelH6419thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063entireכָּל־kol-H3605prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֥הha.te.fi.LahH8605and petitionוְהַתְּחִנָּ֖הve.hat.te.chi.NahH8467toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֵ֛ת'etH853,he got upקָ֞םkamH6965beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֨יmi.lif.NeiH6440the altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,where he had been kneelingמִכְּרֹ֣עַ עַל־ בִּרְכָּ֔יוmi.ke.Ro.a' 'al- bir.KavH3766 H5921 H1290with his handsוְכַפָּ֖יוve.kha.PavH3709spread outפְּרֻשׂ֥וֹתpe.ru.SotH6566toward heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

55And he stoodוַֽיַּעְמֹ֕דvai.ya'.ModH5975and blessedוַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288אֵ֖ת'etH853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478in a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

56“Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414restמְנוּחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496to His peopleלְעַמּ֣וֹle.'a.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478according to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696.Notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697has failedנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896promisesדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.RoH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He madeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027His servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

57May the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430beיְהִ֨יye.HiH1961with usעִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834He wasהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961withעִם־'im-H5973our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.May He neverאַל־'al-H408leave usיַעַזְבֵ֖נוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800orוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408forsake usיִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃yi.te.She.nuH5203.

58May He inclineלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186our heartsלְבָבֵ֖נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824to Himselfאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413,to walkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605His waysדְּרָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and statutesוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680אֶת־'et-H853our fathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

59And mayוְיִֽהְי֨וּve.yih.YuH1961theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428wordsדְבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697with whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have made my petitionהִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙hit.cha.Nan.tiH2603beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068be nearקְרֹבִ֛ים אֶל־ke.ro.Vim 'el-H7138 H413to the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,so that He may upholdלַעֲשׂ֣וֹת׀la.'a.SotH6213the causeמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of His servantעַבְדּ֗וֹav.DoH5650andוּמִשְׁפַּ֛טu.mish.PatH4941of His peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478as each dayH3117requiresדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,

60so thatלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּאYah.weh hu'H3068 H1931is Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.There is noאֵ֖ין'einH369otherעֽוֹד׃odH5750!

61So let your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961fully devotedשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003toעִ֖ם'imH5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,as it isכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117this dayהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088,to walkלָלֶ֧כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His statutesבְּחֻקָּ֛יוbe.chu.KavH2706and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.TavH4687.”

62Then the kingוְֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973offeredזֹבְחִ֥יםzoe.ChimH2076sacrificesזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

63And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010אֵ֣ת'etH853offered asוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076peace offeringsזֶ֣בַח הַשְּׁלָמִים֮Ze.vach ha.she.la.MimH2077 H8002אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834זָבַ֣חza.VachH2076to the LORDלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH306822,000עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ אֶ֔לֶף'es.Rim u.she.Na.yim 'E.lefH6242 H8147 H505oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241and 120,000מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָ֑לֶףme.'Ah ve.'es.Rim 'A.lefH3967 H6242 H505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629.So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478dedicatedוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙vai.yach.ne.KhuH2596אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

64On that sameהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853consecratedקִדַּ֨שׁki.DashH6942the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the courtyardהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,andכִּי־ki-H3588thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033אֶת־'et-H853he offeredעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213the burnt offeringsהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,and the fatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459of the peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was too smallקָטֹ֗ןka.TonH6996to containמֵֽהָכִיל֙me.ha.KhilH3557אֶת־'et-H853all these offeringsהָעֹלָ֣הha.'o.LahH5930וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853הַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853חֶלְבֵ֥יchel.VeiH2459הַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha.she.la.MimH8002.

65So at thatהַהִ֣יא׀ha.Hi'H1931אֶת־'et-H853timeבָֽעֵת־va.'et-H6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himעִמּוֹ֩i.MoH5973—a greatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419assembly of peopleקָהָ֨לka.HalH6951from Lebo-hamathמִלְּב֥וֹא חֲמָ֣ת׀mi.le.Vo' cha.MatH935 H2574toעַד־'ad-H5704the Brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714—keptוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the feastהֶחָ֡גhe.ChagH2282beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651moredaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117—fourteenאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240days in allיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

66On theהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066fifteenthdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117Solomonsent the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853.So they blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and wentוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980homeלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,joyfulשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056and gladוְט֣וֹבֵיve.ToeiH2896in heartלֵ֔בLevH3820forעַ֣ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the good thingsהַטּוֹבָ֗הha.to.VahH2896thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213for His servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732and for His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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