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1 Kings 8:1-21

1Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledH6950theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andalltheheadsH7218ofthetribesH4294,theprincesH5387ofthefathersהָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010inJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,tobringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upthearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahoutofthecityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,whichisZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2AndallthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledH6950themselvestokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010atthefeastH2282inthemonthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320Ethanim,thatis,theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthH2320.

3Andalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935;andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548tookH5375upthearkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

4AndtheybroughtH5927upthearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,andthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andalltheholyH6944vesselsH3627thatwereinthetentבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168:thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881broughtH5927themup.

5Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010,andalltheassemblyH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatwereassembledtohim, [whowere]withhimbeforethearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,sacrificedH2076sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,whichcouldnotbecountedיִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.RuH5608nornumberedformultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

6Andthepriestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548broughtH935inthearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahtoitsplaceמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725,intotheoracleofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,intothemostholyH6944placeH4725,underthewingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671ofthecherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742;

7forthecherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742stretchedforth [their]wingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671overtheplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725ofthearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,andthecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742coveredthearkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727anditsstavesabove.

8AndthestaveswereH1961long,sothattheendsofthestaveswereH1961seenH7200fromtheholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944beforetheoracle,buttheywereH1961notseenH7200without.Andtheretheyaretothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9TherewasnothingH369inthearkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727savethetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872placedthereatHorebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,whenH834JehovahmadeH3772[acovenant]withthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834theycameH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Anditcametopasswhenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548wereH1961comeoutoftheholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,thatthecloudוְהֶעָנָ֥ןve.he.'a.NanH6051filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,

11andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548couldnotstandלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975todotheirservicebecauseofthecloudהֶֽעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051;forthegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovahhadfilledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

12Thenאָ֖ז'azH227saidH559Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010:JehovahsaidH559thathewoulddwellלִשְׁכֹּ֖ןlish.KonH7931inthethickבָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ba.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205.

13IhaveindeedbuiltH1129ahouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofhabitationforthee,asettledplaceמָכ֥וֹןma.KhonH4349fortheetoabideinforeverH5769.

14Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428turnedוַיַּסֵּ֤בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,andblessedH1288thewholecongregationofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthewholecongregationofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמֵֽד׃'o.MedH5975.

15AndhesaidH559:BlessedH1288beJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whospokeH1696withhismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310untoDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,andhathwithhishandוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027fulfilledit,sayingH559,

16Sincethedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatIbroughtH3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַיִם֒mi.mitz.ra.YimH4714,IchoseH977nocityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892outofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004in,thatmynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034mightbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961there;butIhavechosenH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732tobeלִֽהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Anditwasintheheartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004untothenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18ButJehovahsaidH559toDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, Whereasitwasinthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004untomynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, thou didstwellהֱטִיבֹ֔תָhe.ti.Vo.taH2895thatitwasinthyheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824;

19neverthelessthou shaltnotbuildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;butthysonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121thatshallcomeH3318forthH3318outofthyloinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504,heshallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004untomynameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

20AndJehovahhasperformedhiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697whichhespokeH1696;andIamrisenH6965upintheroomofDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1,andsitH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asJehovahpromised,andIhavebuiltH1129thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004untothenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

21AndIhavesetוָאָשִׂ֨םva.'a.SimH7760thereaplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725forthearkלָֽאָר֔וֹןla.'a.RonH727,whereinisthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah,whichhemadeH3772withourfathersH1whenH834hebroughtH3318themoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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