Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 7:1-3

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.

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