Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:10-13

10And it came to pass, when the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548were come outבְּצֵ֥אתbe.TzetH3318of the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place,that the cloudוְהֶעָנָ֥ןve.he.'a.NanH6051filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

11So that the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548couldיָכְל֧וּya.khe.LuH3201not standלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051:for the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

12Then spakeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559that he would dwellלִשְׁכֹּ֖ןlish.KonH7931in the thick darknessבָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ba.'a.ra.FelH6205.

13I have surelyבָּנֹ֥הba.NohH1129builtבָנִ֛יתִיva.Ni.tiH1129thee an houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004to dwell inזְבֻ֖לze.VulH2073,a settled placeמָכ֥וֹןma.KhonH4349for thee to abide inלְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖le.shiv.te.KhaH3427for everעוֹלָמִֽים׃o.la.MimH5769.

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