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2 Chronicles 7:4-7

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.

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