Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 7:1-10

1Now when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010had made an endוּכְכַלּ֤וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615of prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֔לle.hit.pa.LelH6419,the fireוְהָאֵ֗שׁve.ha.'EshH784came downיָֽרְדָה֙ya.re.DahH3381from heavenמֵֽהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםme.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and consumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and the sacrificesוְהַזְּבָחִ֑יםve.ha.ze.va.ChimH2077;and the gloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2And the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201not enterלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3And when all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200how the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784came downבְּרֶ֣דֶתbe.Re.detH3381,and the gloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068upon the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,they bowedוַיִּכְרְעוּ֩vai.yikh.re.'UH3766themselves with their facesאַפַּ֨יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאַ֤רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776upon the pavementהָרִֽצְפָה֙ha.ritz.FahH7531,and worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812,and praisedוְהוֹד֤וֹתve.ho.DotH3034Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, saying, For he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896;for his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

4Then the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971offeredזֹבְחִ֥יםzoe.ChimH2076sacrificesזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

5And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֞חvai.yiz.BachH2076a sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242and twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241,and an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629:so the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971dedicatedוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙vai.yach.ne.KhuH2596the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6And the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548waitedעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975on their officesמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֣םmish.me.ro.TamH4931:the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881also with instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of musickשִׁ֤ירshirH7892of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,which Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213to praiseלְהֹד֤וֹתle.ho.DotH3034Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,because his mercyחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,when Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732praisedבְּהַלֵּ֥לbe.ha.LelH1984by their ministryבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027;and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sounded trumpetsמַחְצְרִ֣יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690before them, and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִֽים׃ ס'o.me.DimH5975.

7Moreover Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010hallowedוַיְקַדֵּ֣שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942the middleתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the courtהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:for there he offeredעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213burnt offeringsהָֽעֹל֔וֹתha.'o.LotH5930,and the fatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459of the peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002,because the brasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213was not ableיָכ֗וֹלya.KholH3201to receiveלְהָכִ֛ילle.ha.KhilH3557the burnt offeringsהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5930,and the grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503,and the fatהַחֲלָבִֽים׃ha.cha.la.VimH2459.

8Also at the same timeבָּעֵ֨תba.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010keptוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the feastהֶ֠חָגHe.chogH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419congregationקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951,from the entering inמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574unto the riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And in the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213a solemn assemblyעֲצָ֑רֶת'a.Tza.retH6116:for they keptעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֣תcha.nu.KatH2598of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,and the feastוְהֶחָ֖גve.he.ChagH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

10And on the threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969and twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242dayוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320he sentH7971the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֥חshi.LachH7971into their tentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,gladשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056and merryוְט֣וֹבֵיve.ToeiH2896in heartלֵ֔בLevH3820for the goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֗הha.to.VahH2896that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had shewedעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213unto Davidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732,and to Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הve.lish.lo.MohH8010,and to Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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