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2 Chronicles 1:2-6

2Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to the captainsלְשָׂרֵי֩le.sa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֨יםha.'a.la.FimH505and of hundredsוְהַמֵּא֜וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967,and to the judgesוְלַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗יםve.la.sho.fe.TimH8199,and to every governorנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387in all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the chiefרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָבֽוֹת׃ha.'a.VotH1.

3So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,and all the congregationהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951with him, wentH3212to the high placeלַבָּמָ֖הla.ba.MahH1116that wasat Gibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391;for there was the tabernacleאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had madeעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

4Butאֲבָ֗ל'a.ValH61the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430had Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732brought upהֶעֱלָ֤הhe.'e.LahH5927from Kirjath–jearimH7157to the place whichDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732had preparedבַּֽהֵכִ֥יןba.he.KhinH3559for it: for he had pitchedנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186a tentאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168for it at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5Moreover the brasenהַנְּחֹ֗שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarוּמִזְבַּ֣חu.miz.BachH4196,that Bezaleelבְּצַלְאֵל֙be.tzal.'ElH1212the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriאוּרִ֣י'u.RiH221,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hurח֔וּרChurH2354,had madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,he putשָׂ֕םsamH7760beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010and the congregationוְהַקָּהָֽל׃ve.ha.ka.HalH6951soughtוַיִּדְרְשֵׁ֥הוּvai.yid.re.She.huH1875unto it.

6And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010went upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927thither to the brasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which wasat the tabernacleלְאֹ֣הֶלle.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,and offeredוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927a thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505burnt offeringsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930upon it.

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