Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:1-9

1Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledיַקְהֵ֣לyak.HelH6950the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and all the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the tribesהַמַּטּוֹת֩ha.ma.tOtH4294,the chiefנְשִׂיאֵ֨יne.si.'EiH5387of the fathersהָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1of the childrenלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,that they might bring upלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068out of the cityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, which isZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2And all the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950themselves unto kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010at the feastבֶּחָ֑גbe.ChagH2282in the monthבְּיֶ֥רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391Ethanimהָאֵֽתָנִ֖יםha.'e.ta.NimH388, which isthe seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320.

3And all the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548took upוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

4And they brought upוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and all the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627that werein the tabernacleבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168,even those did the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881bring upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927.

5And kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010,and all the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that were assembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֣יםha.no.'a.DimH3259unto him, werewith him beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,sacrificingמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241,that could not be toldיִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.RuH5608nor numberedיִמָּנ֖וּyi.ma.NuH4487for multitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

6And the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548brought inוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068unto his placeמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725,into the oracleדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1687of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,to the mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944place, evenunder the wingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

7For the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spread forthפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566theirtwo wingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671over the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of the arkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742coveredוַיָּסֹ֧כּוּvai.ya.So.kuH5526the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727and the stavesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905thereof aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

8And they drew outוַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748the stavesהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905,that the endsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the stavesהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905were seen outוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200in the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944placebeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the oracleהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687,and they were not seenיֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200withoutהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351:and there they are unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9There wasnothing in the arkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727saveרַ֗קRakH7535the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesלֻח֣וֹתlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872putH3240there at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֤תka.RatH3772a covenantwith the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when they came outבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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