New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 8:54-66

54When Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙le.hit.pa.LelH6419thisH2088entireכָּל־kol-H3605prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֥הha.te.fi.LahH8605and supplicationוְהַתְּחִנָּ֖הve.hat.te.chi.NahH8467to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,he aroseקָ֞םkamH6965from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֨יmi.lif.NeiH6440the altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,from kneelingמִכְּרֹ֣עַmi.ke.Ro.a'H3766on his kneesבִּרְכָּ֔יוbir.KavH1290with hishandsוְכַפָּ֖יוve.kha.PavH3709spreadפְּרֻשׂ֥וֹתpe.ru.SotH6566toward heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

55And he stoodוַֽיַּעְמֹ֕דvai.ya'.ModH5975andblessedוַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288allכָּל־kol-H3605the assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

56“Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoH834has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414restמְנוּחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496to His peopleלְעַמּ֣וֹle.'a.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that Hepromisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696;not oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697hasfailedנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605His goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896promiseדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.RoH1697,whichH834Hepromisedדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872His servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.

57May the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430be with us, as He was with our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1;may He not leaveיַעַזְבֵ֖נוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800us or forsakeיִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃yi.te.She.nuH5203us,

58thatHe may inclineלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186our heartsלְבָבֵ֖נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824to Himself, to walkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605His waysדְּרָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and His statutesוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706and His ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680our fathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

59And may theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428wordsדְבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697of mine, with whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have madeH2603supplicationH2603beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,be nearקְרֹבִ֛יםke.ro.VimH7138to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,that He may maintainלַעֲשׂ֣וֹת׀la.'a.SotH6213thecauseמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of His servantעַבְדּ֗וֹav.DoH5650and thecauseוּמִשְׁפַּ֛טu.mish.PatH4941of His peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as eachי֥וֹםYomH3117dayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117requiresדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,

60soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045thatthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;thereH369is noH369oneH369elseעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

61Let your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824therefore bewhollyH8003devotedH8003to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to walkלָלֶ֧כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His statutesבְּחֻקָּ֛יוbe.chu.KavH2706and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,as at thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.”

62Now the kingוְֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himofferedזֹבְחִ֥יםzoe.ChimH2076sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

63Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076for the sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of peaceהַשְּׁלָמִים֮ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he offeredזָבַ֣חza.VachH2076to the Lordלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,22,000עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ אֶ֔לֶף'es.Rim u.she.Na.yim 'E.lefH6242 H8147 H505oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241and 120,000מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָ֑לֶףme.'Ah ve.'es.Rim 'A.lefH3967 H6242 H505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629.So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478dedicatedוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙vai.yach.ne.KhuH2596the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

64On the sameהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428consecratedקִדַּ֨שׁki.DashH6942the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the courtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,becauseH3588thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033heofferedעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213the burntהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930offeringהָעֹלָ֣הha.'o.LahH5930and the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503and the fatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459of the peaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002; forthe bronzeהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wastooH4480smallקָטֹ֗ןka.TonH6996to holdמֵֽהָכִיל֙me.ha.KhilH3557the burntH5930offeringH5930and the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503and the fatחֶלְבֵ֥יchel.VeiH2459of the peaceהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.

65SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010observedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the feastהֶחָ֡גhe.ChagH2282at that timeבָֽעֵת־va.'et-H6256,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, a greatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyקָהָ֨לka.HalH6951from the entranceמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָ֣ת׀cha.MatH2574to the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651moredaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, evenfourteenאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

66On the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117he sentH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971and they blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Then they wentוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to their tentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168joyfulשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056and gladH2896of heartלֵ֔בLevH3820for allכָּל־kol-H3605the goodnessH2899that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadshownעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213to Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732His servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650and to Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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