New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 8:1-9

1Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledיַקְהֵ֣לyak.HelH6950the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478and allכָּל־kol-H3605the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the tribesהַמַּטּוֹת֩ha.ma.tOtH4294,the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֨יne.si.'EiH5387of the fathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof the sonsלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,to bringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927up the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068fromthe cityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,whichהִ֥יאhi'H1931is Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2Allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950themselves to Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010atthe feastבֶּחָ֑גbe.ChagH2282,in the monthבְּיֶ֥רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391Ethanimהָאֵֽתָנִ֖יםha.'e.ta.NimH388,whichה֖וּאhu'H1931is the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320.

3Then allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, andthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548tookוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375up the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

4They broughtוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068andthe tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150and allכָּל־kol-H3605the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944utensilsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in the tentבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168,and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881broughtוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927them up.

5And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,who were assembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֣יםha.no.'a.DimH3259to him,were with him beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,sacrificingמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076soH7230manyH7230sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241they could not be countedיִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.RuH5608or numberedיִמָּנ֖וּyi.ma.NuH4487.

6Thenthe priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068to its placeמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725,into the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,to the mostH6944holyH6944placeH6944,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the wingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

7For the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566theirwingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671overאֶל־'el-H413the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of the arkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742madeH5526a coveringוַיָּסֹ֧כּוּvai.ya.So.kuH5526overH5921the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727and its polesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905from aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4480 H4605.

8Butthe polesהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905were so longוַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748that the endsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the polesהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905could be seenוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200from the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944place beforeעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687,but they could not be seenיֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200outsideהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351;they are thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9ThereH369was nothingH369in the arkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727exceptH7534the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tabletsלֻח֣וֹתlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872putהִנִּ֥חַhi.Ni.achH5117thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֤תka.RatH3772a covenant with the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when they cameבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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