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1 Kings 8:6-13

6And the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548brought inוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068unto his placeמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725,into the oracleדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1687of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,to the mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944place, evenunder the wingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

7For the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spread forthפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566theirtwo wingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671over the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of the arkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742coveredוַיָּסֹ֧כּוּvai.ya.So.kuH5526the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727and the stavesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905thereof aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

8And they drew outוַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748the stavesהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905,that the endsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the stavesהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905were seen outוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200in the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944placebeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the oracleהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687,and they were not seenיֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200withoutהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351:and there they are unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9There wasnothing in the arkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727saveרַ֗קRakH7535the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesלֻח֣וֹתlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872putH3240there at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֤תka.RatH3772a covenantwith the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when they came outבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10And it came to pass, when the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548were come outבְּצֵ֥אתbe.TzetH3318of the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place,that the cloudוְהֶעָנָ֥ןve.he.'a.NanH6051filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

11So that the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548couldיָכְל֧וּya.khe.LuH3201not standלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051:for the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

12Then spakeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559that he would dwellלִשְׁכֹּ֖ןlish.KonH7931in the thick darknessבָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ba.'a.ra.FelH6205.

13I have surelyבָּנֹ֥הba.NohH1129builtבָנִ֛יתִיva.Ni.tiH1129thee an houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004to dwell inזְבֻ֖לze.VulH2073,a settled placeמָכ֥וֹןma.KhonH4349for thee to abide inלְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖le.shiv.te.KhaH3427for everעוֹלָמִֽים׃o.la.MimH5769.

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