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2 Chronicles 7:4-10

4Then the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971offeredזֹבְחִ֥יםzoe.ChimH2076sacrificesזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

5And Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֞חvai.yiz.BachH2076a sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of 22,000עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ אֶ֔לֶף'es.Rim u.she.Na.yim 'E.lefH6242 H8147 H505oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241and 120,000מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָ֑לֶףme.'Ah ve.'es.Rim 'A.lefH3967 H6242 H505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629.So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971dedicatedוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙vai.yach.ne.KhuH2596אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6The priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548stoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975atעַל־'al-H5921their postsמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֣םmish.me.ro.TamH4931,as did the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881with the musicalשִׁ֤ירshirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213for giving thanksלְהֹד֤וֹתle.ho.DotH3034to the LORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068and with which Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732had offered praise, sayingבְּהַלֵּ֥לbe.ha.LelH1984, “Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588His loving devotionחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617endures foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769בְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027.”Across from the Levitesנֶגְדָּ֔םneg.DamH5048,the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sounded trumpetsמַחְצְרִ֣יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were standingעֹמְדִֽים׃ ס'o.me.DimH5975.

7Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853consecratedוַיְקַדֵּ֣שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942the middleתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the courtyardהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,andכִּֽי־ki-H3588thereשָׁם֙shamH8033he offeredעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213the burnt offeringsהָֽעֹל֔וֹתha.'o.LotH5930וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and the fatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459of the peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196heשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834couldיָכ֗וֹלya.KholH3201notלֹ֣אlo'H3808holdלְהָכִ֛ילle.ha.KhilH3557אֶת־'et-H853all these offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853הָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5930וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853הַחֲלָבִֽים׃ha.cha.la.VimH2459.

8So at thatהַהִ֜יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֨תba.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973—a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419assembly of peopleקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951from Lebo-hamathמִלְּב֥וֹא חֲמָ֖תmi.le.Vo' cha.MatH935 H2574toעַד־'ad-H5704the Brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714—keptוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the feastהֶ֠חָגHe.chogH2282for sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117.

9On the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117they heldוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213a solemn assemblyעֲצָ֑רֶת'a.Tza.retH6116,forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֣תcha.nu.KatH2598of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ עָשׂוּ֙ha.miz.Be.ach 'a.SuH4196 H6213had lasted sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,and the feastוְהֶחָ֖גve.he.ChagH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651days moreיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

10On the twenty-thirdעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙'es.Rim u.she.lo.ShahH6242 H7969dayוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, Solomonsent the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֥חshi.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853to their homesלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,joyfulשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056and gladוְט֣וֹבֵיve.ToeiH2896of heartלֵ֔בLevH3820forעַל־'al-H5921the good thingsהַטּוֹבָ֗הha.to.VahH2896thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213for Davidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732,for Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הve.lish.lo.MohH8010,and for His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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