Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:54-66

54And it was so,that when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010had made an endכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615of prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙le.hit.pa.LelH6419all this prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֥הha.te.fi.LahH8605and supplicationוְהַתְּחִנָּ֖הve.hat.te.chi.NahH8467unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,he aroseקָ֞םkamH6965from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֨יmi.lif.NeiH6440the altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,from kneelingמִכְּרֹ֣עַmi.ke.Ro.a'H3766on his kneesבִּרְכָּ֔יוbir.KavH1290with his handsוְכַפָּ֖יוve.kha.PavH3709spread upפְּרֻשׂ֥וֹתpe.ru.SotH6566to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

55And he stoodוַֽיַּעְמֹ֕דvai.ya'.ModH5975,and blessedוַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288all the congregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

56Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,that hath givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414restמְנוּחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496unto his peopleלְעַמּ֣וֹle.'a.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to all that he promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696:there hath not failedנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697of all his goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896promiseדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.RoH1697,which he promisedדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696by the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872his servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.

57Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430be with us, as he was with our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:let him not leaveיַעַזְבֵ֖נוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800us, nor forsakeיִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃yi.te.She.nuH5203us:

58That he may inclineלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186our heartsלְבָבֵ֖נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824unto him, to walkH3212in all his waysדְּרָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,and his statutesוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706,and his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,which he commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680our fathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

59And let these my wordsדְבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697,wherewith I have made supplicationהִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙hit.cha.Nan.tiH2603beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,be nighקְרֹבִ֛יםke.ro.VimH7138unto Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,that he maintainלַעֲשׂ֣וֹת׀la.'a.SotH6213the causeמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of his servantעַבְדּ֗וֹav.DoH5650,and the causeוּמִשְׁפַּ֛טu.mish.PatH4941of his peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at all timesH3117,as the matterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697shall require:

60That all the peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and that there is none else.

61Let your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824therefore be perfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003with Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to walkH3212in his statutesבְּחֻקָּ֛יוbe.chu.KavH2706,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,as at this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

62And the kingוְֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, offeredזֹבְחִ֥יםzoe.ChimH2076sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

63And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076a sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִים֮ha.she.la.MimH8002,which he offeredזָבַ֣חza.VachH2076unto Yhwhלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,and an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629.So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and all the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478dedicatedוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙vai.yach.ne.KhuH2596the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

64The same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117did the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hallowקִדַּ֨שׁki.DashH6942the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the courtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:for there he offeredעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213burnt offeringsהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930,and grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503,and the fatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459of the peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002:because the brasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wastoo littleקָטֹ֗ןka.TonH6996to receiveמֵֽהָכִיל֙me.ha.KhilH3557the burnt offeringsהָעֹלָ֣הha.'o.LahH5930,and grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503,and the fatחֶלְבֵ֥יchel.VeiH2459of the peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha.she.la.MimH8002.

65And at that timeבָֽעֵת־va.'et-H6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010heldוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastהֶחָ֡גhe.ChagH2282,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, a greatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419congregationקָהָ֨לka.HalH6951,from the enteringמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935in of Hamathחֲמָ֣ת׀cha.MatH2574unto the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, evenfourteenאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

66On the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117he sentH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971:and they blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and wentH3212unto their tentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168joyfulשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056and gladוְט֣וֹבֵיve.ToeiH2896of heartלֵ֔בLevH3820for all the goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֗הha.to.VahH2896that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213for Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732his servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,and for Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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