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2 Chronicles 1:5-9

5Moreover the brasenהַנְּחֹ֗שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarוּמִזְבַּ֣חu.miz.BachH4196,that Bezaleelבְּצַלְאֵל֙be.tzal.'ElH1212the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriאוּרִ֣י'u.RiH221,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hurח֔וּרChurH2354,had madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,he putשָׂ֕םsamH7760beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010and the congregationוְהַקָּהָֽל׃ve.ha.ka.HalH6951soughtוַיִּדְרְשֵׁ֥הוּvai.yid.re.She.huH1875unto it.

6And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010went upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927thither to the brasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which wasat the tabernacleלְאֹ֣הֶלle.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,and offeredוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927a thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505burnt offeringsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930upon it.

7In that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915did Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430appearנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Askשְׁאַ֖לshe.'AlH7592what I shall giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee.

8And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,Thou hast shewedעָשִׂ֛יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419mercyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617unto Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,and hast made me to reignוְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִיve.him.lakh.Ta.niH4427in his stead.

9Now, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,let thy promiseדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697unto Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1be establishedיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539:for thou hast made me kingהִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִיhim.lakh.Ta.niH4427over a peopleעַ֕ם'amH5971like the dustכַּעֲפַ֥רka.'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776in multitudeרַ֖בravH7227.

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