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2 Chronicles 2:1-6

1Now SolomonH8010purposedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֙יִת֙ba.yitH1004for the Nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and a royalלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438palace for himselfוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004.

2So he conscriptedוַיִּסְפֹּ֨רvai.yis.PorH5608 H801070,000שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ אִ֣ישׁshiv.'Im 'e.lef 'ishH7657 H505 H376portersסַבָּ֔לsa.BalH5449,80,000וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁu.she.mo.Nim 'E.lef 'ishH8084 H505 H376stonecuttersחֹצֵ֣בcho.TzevH2672in the mountainsבָּהָ֑רba.HarH2022,and 3,600שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ פshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.Fim ve.Shesh me.'otH7969 H505 H8337 H3967supervisorsוּמְנַצְּחִ֣ים עֲלֵיהֶ֔םu.me.na.tze.Chim 'a.lei.HemH5329 H5921.

3Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Hiramחוּרָ֥םchu.RamH2361kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצֹ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑רtzor le.MorH6865 H559: “Do for me asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834you didעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213forעִם־'im-H5973my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732when you sentוַתִּֽשְׁלַֽח־va.tish.lach-H7971himcedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730to buildH1129himselfa houseH1004to liveלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in.

4Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009H589,I am about to buildH1129a houseH1004for the Nameלְשֵׁ֣ם׀le.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my GodH430to dedicateלְהַקְדִּ֣ישׁle.hak.DishH6942to Himfor burningלְהַקְטִ֣ירle.hak.TirH6999fragrantסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹֽרֶת־ke.to.ret-H7004before Himלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440,for displaying the showbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶתu.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635continuouslyתָּמִ֤ידta.MidH8548,and for making burnt offeringsוְעֹלוֹת֙ve.'o.lOtH5930every morningלַבֹּ֣קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְלָעֶ֔רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153as well as on the Sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙la.sha.ba.tOtH7676,New Moonsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320,and appointed feastsוּֽלְמוֹעֲדֵ֖יu.le.mo.'a.DeiH4150of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our GodH430.Thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063is ordained forעַל־'al-H5921Israel foreverלְעוֹלָ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.'o.Lam Yis.ra.'ElH3478 H5769.

5The houseH1004thatH834IH589am buildingH1129will be greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,forH3588our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is greaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605godsהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6But whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310is ableיַעֲצָר־ כֹּ֙חַ֙ya.'a.tzor- ko.achH6113 H3581to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Him,sinceכִּ֧יkiH3588the heavensH8064,even the highest heavensH8064,cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808contain Himיְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּye.khal.ke.Lu.huH3557?Who thenוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310am Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589,thatH834I should buildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Him,exceptכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518as a placeto burn sacrificesלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999before Himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440?

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