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2 Chronicles 5:2-9

2At that timeאָז֩'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853assembledיַקְהֵ֨ילyak.HeilH6950inאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605the tribalהַמַּטּ֜וֹתha.ma.TotH4294headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218and family leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֧י הָאָב֛וֹתne.si.'Ei ha.'a.VotH1 H5387of the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478—to bring upלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853הִ֥יאhi'H1931from Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726,the Cityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732.

3So allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478came togetherוַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950to the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶל־'el-H413at the feastבֶּחָ֑גbe.ChagH2282ה֖וּאhu'H1931in the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320.

4When allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had arrivedוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881אֶת־'et-H853took upוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727,

5and they brought upוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927אֶת־'et-H853the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834itsבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168sacredהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944furnishingsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.The Leviticalהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carried them upהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853.

6There, beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010and the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478who had assembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֥יםha.no.'a.DimH3259with himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921sacrificedמְזַבְּחִים֙me.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.

7Then the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.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.

8Forוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566their wingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671overעַל־'al-H5921the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727הַכְּרוּבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742עַל־'al-H5921and overshadowedוַיְכַסּ֧וּ מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃vay.kha.Su mil.Ma.'e.lahH3680 H4605the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its polesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905.

9The polesהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905ofמִן־min-H4480the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727extended far enoughוַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748that theirהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905endsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218were visibleוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200fromעַל־'al-H5921in frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the inner sanctuaryהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687,but notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808יֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200from outsideהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351the Holy Place;and they areוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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