Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 5:2-9

2Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledיַקְהֵ֨ילyak.HeilH6950the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and all the headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the tribesהַמַּטּ֜וֹתha.ma.TotH4294,the chiefנְשִׂיאֵ֧יne.si.'EiH5387of the fathersהָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1of the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,to bring upלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068out of the cityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732, which isZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

3Wherefore all the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledוַיִּקָּהֲל֧וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950themselves unto the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in the feastבֶּחָ֑גbe.ChagH2282which wasin the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320.

4And all the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935;and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881took upוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

5And they brought upוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727,and the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and all the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627that werein the tabernacleבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168,these did the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881bring upהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927.

6Also kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010,and all the congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478that were assembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֥יםha.no.'a.DimH3259unto him beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,sacrificedמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241,which could not be toldיִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.RuH5608nor numberedיִמָּנ֖וּyi.ma.NuH4487for multitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

7And the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548brought inוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068unto his placeמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725,to the oracleדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1687of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,into the mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקְּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ke.da.ShimH6944place, evenunder the wingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742:

8For the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spread forthפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566theirwingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671over the placeמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742coveredוַיְכַסּ֧וּvay.kha.SuH3680the arkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727and the stavesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905thereof aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

9And they drew outוַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748the stavesהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905of the ark,that the endsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the stavesהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905were seenוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200from the arkהָאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the oracleהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687;but they were not seenיֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200withoutהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351.And there it is unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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