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2 Chronicles 5:2-9

2Thenאָז֩'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledיַקְהֵ֨ילyak.HeilH6950to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478and allכָּל־kol-H3605the headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the tribesהַמַּטּ֜וֹתha.ma.TotH4294,the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֧יne.si.'EiH5387of the fathers’הָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to bringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927up the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068out of the cityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,whichהִ֥יאhi'H1931is Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledוַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950themselves to the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atthe feastבֶּחָ֑גbe.ChagH2282, that is inthe seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320.

4Then allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, andthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881tookוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375up the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

5They broughtוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727and the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150and allכָּל־kol-H3605the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944utensilsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werein the tentבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168;the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548broughtהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927them up.

6And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478who were assembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֥יםha.no.'a.DimH3259with him beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,were sacrificingמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076so manyמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241that they could not be countedיִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.RuH5608or numberedיִמָּנ֖וּyi.ma.NuH4487.

7Then the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.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 holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of holiesהַקְּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ke.da.ShimH6944,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the wingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

8For the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566their wingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671overH5921the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,so that the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742madeH3680a coveringוַיְכַסּ֧וּvay.kha.SuH3680overH5921the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727and itspolesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905.

9The polesהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905were so longוַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748thatthe endsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the polesהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905of the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727could be seenוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200in frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the innerH1687sanctuaryH1687,but they could not be seenיֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200outsideהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351; andthey are thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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