New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 8:6-9

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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