Revised Version 1895
1 Kings 8
1ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledיַקְהֵ֣לyak.HelH6950theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of thetribesהַמַּטּוֹת֩ha.ma.tOtH4294, theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֨יne.si.'EiH5387of thefathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010inJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, tobringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068outאֶל־'el-H413of thecityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,whichהִ֥יאhi'H1931isZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.
2Andallכָּל־kol-H3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledH6950themselvesH6950untokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010at thefeastבֶּחָ֑גbe.ChagH2282, in themonthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320Ethanimהָאֵֽתָנִ֖יםha.'e.ta.NimH388,whichה֖וּאhu'H1931is theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthH2320.
4And theybroughtH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, andallH3605theholyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627that were in theTentבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168;evenH853theseH3605didאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881bringH5927upH5927.
5Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that wereassembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֣יםha.no.'a.DimH3259unto him, were with himbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,sacrificingמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241, that couldnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808betoldH5608norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808numberedH5608formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.
6And thepriestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935in thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068untoitsH853placeמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725,intoH413the oracle of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, to themostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944placeH4725,evenH853underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thewingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.
8And the staves weresoמִן־min-H4480longעַ֖ד'adH5704that theendsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the staves wereseenוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200from theholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the oracle; but they werenotH3808seenיֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200withoutH3808: and there they are, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
9There wasnothingאֵ֚ין'einH369in thearkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727save thetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tables ofstoneהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68whichH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872putH3318there atHorebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722, when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֤תka.RatH3772a covenant with thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when theycameH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
11soH3808that thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548couldיָכְל֧וּya.khe.LuH3201notH3808standלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975toministerלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334by reason of thecloudהֶֽעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051: for thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.
14And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428turnedוַיַּסֵּ֤בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440aboutH5437, andblessedוַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecongregationקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמֵֽד׃'o.MedH5975.
15And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834spake with hismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310untoDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, and hath with hishandוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390it,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
16Sinceמִן־min-H4480thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that IbroughtH3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַיִם֒mi.mitz.ra.YimH4714, Ichoseבָחַ֣רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892outH3318ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004, that mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be there; but Ichoseוָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.CharH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732to be over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
18But theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, Whereas it was in thineheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, thou didstwellהֱטִיבֹ֔תָhe.ti.Vo.taH2895that it was in thineheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824:
19neverthelessכִּ֤יkiH3588thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808buildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; but thysonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121that shallcomeH3318forthH3318outH3318of thyloinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504, he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.
20And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathestablishedH6965hiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697that he spake; for I amrisenH6965upH6965in theroomH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1, andsitוָאֵשֵׁ֣בva.'e.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, as theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068promisedH1696, and havebuiltוָאֶבְנֶ֣הva.'ev.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
21And there have Isetוָאָשִׂ֨םva.'a.SimH7760aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725for thearkלָֽאָר֔וֹןla.'a.RonH727,whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hemadeכָּרַת֙ka.RatH3772with ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, when hebroughtH3318themoutH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.
22AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in thepresenceH6440ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forth hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardH6440heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:
23and hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, OLORDH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, there isnoאֵין־'ein-H369Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430like thee, inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921, or onearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneathמִתָּ֑חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478; who keepestcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andmercyH3068with thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, thatwalkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theirheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820:
24who hastkeptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104with thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1thatwhichH834thou didstpromiseH1696him: yea, thou spakest with thymouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310, and hastfulfilledמִלֵּ֖אתָmi.Le.taH4390it with thinehandוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
25Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, OLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepH8104with thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1thatwhichH834thou hastpromisedדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376in mysightH6440tositיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֠קrakH7535thychildrenבָנֶ֤יךָva.Nei.khaH1121takeH8104heedH8104to theirwayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870towalkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980beforeH6440meH6440as thou hastwalkedהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980beforeH6440meH6440.
26Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,letH4994thywordדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.va.rei.khaH1697, IprayH4994thee, beverifiedיֵאָ֤מֶןye.'A.menH539,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou spakest unto thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.
27But willGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430inveryהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088deeddwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theheavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808containיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee;howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834muchH637lessH637thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004that I have builded!
28Yet have thourespectוּפָנִ֜יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437unto theprayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650, and to hissupplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430, to hearken unto thecryהָֽרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440and to theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650prayethbeforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:
29that thineeyesעֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869may beopenפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605towardH413thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117, eventowardH413theplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereof thou hastsaidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, Mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall be there: to hearken unto theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichH834thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shallprayיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419towardH413thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.
30And hearken thou to thesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֤תte.chi.NatH8467of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650, and of thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when they shallprayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419towardH413thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725: yea,hearH8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725; and when thou hearest,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.
32thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, anddoוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213, andjudgeוְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.fa.TaH8199thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,condemningלְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַle.har.Shi.a'H7561thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563, tobringלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414hiswayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870upon his ownheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218; andjustifyingוּלְהַצְדִּ֣יקu.le.hatz.DikH6663therighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662, togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414him according to hisrighteousnessכְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סke.tzid.ka.ToH6666.
33When thypeopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478be smittendownבְּֽהִנָּגֵ֞ףbe.hi.na.GefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theenemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,becauseH834they havesinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstH413thee;ifH834theyturnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725againH7725to thee, andconfessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419andmakeH7725supplicationH6419unto thee in thishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004:
34thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andbringוַהֲשֵֽׁבֹתָם֙va.ha.she.vo.TamH7725themagainH7725unto thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou gavest unto theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סla.'a.vo.TamH1;
35Whenheavenשָׁמַ֛יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064isshutבְּהֵעָצֵ֥רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113upאֶת־'et-H853, and there isnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they havesinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstH413thee;ifכִּ֥יkiH3588theyprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardH413thisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andconfessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from theirsinH2398, when thou dostafflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them:
36thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andforgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and of thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when thou teachest them thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they shouldwalkH1870; andsendוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306uponעַל־'al-H5921thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastgivenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.
37Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there be in thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there bepestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588there be blasting ormildewיֵרָק֜וֹןye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697or caterpiller;ifכִּ֧יkiH3588theirenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341besiege them in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircitiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179;whatsoeverכָּל־kol-H3605plagueH1698,whatsoeverכָּֽל־kal-H3605sicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there be;
38whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834prayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soever bemadeH3045byanyH3605manH376, or byallH3605thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shallknowיֵדְע֗וּןye.de.'UnH3045everyH3605manH376theplagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of hisownתִֽהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824, andspreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566forthH3045hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardאֶל־'el-H413thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:
39thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349, andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.lach.TaH5545, anddoוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213, andrenderוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414untoeveryH3605manH376accordingH376toallH3605hiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowest; (for thou,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588thouonlyלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905, knowest theheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofallH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenH376;)
41Moreoverוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571concerning thestrangerהַנָּכְרִ֔יha.na.khe.RiH5237, that isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808of thypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֥me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when he shallcomeוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935outאֶל־'el-H413of afarרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776for thyname’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616;
42(for they shallhearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085of thygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034, and of thymightyהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027, and of thystretchedH5186outH5186armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;) when he shallcomeוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לve.hit.pa.LelH6419towardאֶל־'el-H413thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;
43hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349, anddoוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213accordingעַל־'al-H5921toallכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605that thestrangerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237calleth to thee for; thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeoplesעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּן֩ye.de.'UnH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, tofearלְיִרְאָ֤הle.yir.'AhH3372thee, as doth thypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and that they mayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045that thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichH834I havebuiltבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129iscalledH7121by thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.
44Ifכִּי־ki-H3588thypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971goיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318outH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921theirenemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341, by whatsoeverwayH1870thou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them, and theyprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068towardH413thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichH834thou hastchosenבָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.taH977, andtowardH413thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichH834I havebuiltבָּנִ֥תִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:
46IfH3588theysinH2398againstאֶל־'el-H413thee, (for there isnoH3808manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120that sinnethnotH3808,) and thou beangryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them, anddeliverH5414them to theenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,soH5414that they carry themawayוְשָׁב֤וּםve.sha.VumH7617captiveשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617unto thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theenemyהָאוֹיֵ֔בha.'o.YevH341,farH7350offH7350ornearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;
47yetifH834they shall bethink themselves in thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither they arecarriedH7617captiveH7617, andturnH7725againH7725, andmakeH7725supplication unto thee in thelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of them thatcarriedH7617themcaptiveH7617,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WeH834havesinnedH2398, and havedoneH2398perversely,weH834have dealtwickedlyרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;
48ifH834theyreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725unto thee withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theirheartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,whichH834carriedH7617themcaptiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617, andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theetowardH413theirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776,whichH834thou gavest unto theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichH834thou hastchosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichH834I havebuiltבָּנִ֥יתִיba.ni.taH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:
50andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֤ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֙le.'a.me.KhaH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834havesinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398againstH6440thee, andallH3605theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588whereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havetransgressedפָּשְׁעוּ־pa.she.'u-H6586againstH6440thee; andgiveוּנְתַתָּ֧םu.ne.ta.TamH5414themcompassionוְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ve.Ri.cha.MumH7355beforeH6440thoseH3605whocarriedH7617themcaptiveH7617, that they may havecompassionH7355on them:
52that thineeyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869may beopenפְתֻחוֹת֙fe.tu.chOtH6605unto thesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֣תte.chi.NatH8467of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650, and unto thesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֖תte.chi.NatH8467of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, to hearken unto them whensoever theycryקָרְאָ֥םka.re.'AmH7121unto thee.
53For thou didstseparateהִבְדַּלְתָּ֤םhiv.dal.TamH914them from amongallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thepeoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, to be thineinheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159, as thou spakest by thehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872thyservantעַבְדֶּ֗ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, when thou broughtest ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1outבְּהוֹצִיאֲךָ֧be.ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.
54And it wassoH1961, that whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH1961anendכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615ofprayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙le.hit.pa.LelH6419allכָּל־kol-H3605thisprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֥הha.te.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationוְהַתְּחִנָּ֖הve.hat.te.chi.NahH8467unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, hearoseקָ֞םkamH6965frombeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֨יmi.lif.NeiH6440thealtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, fromkneelingמִכְּרֹ֣עַmi.ke.Ro.a'H3766on hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֔יוbir.KavH1290with hishandsוְכַפָּ֖יוve.kha.PavH3709spreadפְּרֻשׂ֥וֹתpe.ru.SotH6566forthtowardאֶל־'el-H413heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
56Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that hathgivenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414restמְנוּחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496unto hispeopleלְעַמּ֣וֹle.'a.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,accordingH3027toallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that hepromisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: there hathnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808failedנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307onewordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605hisgoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896promiseדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.RoH1697,whichH834hepromisedדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872hisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.
58that he mayinclineלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186ourheartsלְבָבֵ֖נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824unto him, towalkH1870inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hiswaysדְּרָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870, and tokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, and hisstatutesוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706, and hisjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680ourfathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.
59Andletוְיִֽהְי֨וּve.yih.YuH1961theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428mywordsH1697, wherewith I havemadeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹת׀la.'a.SotH6213supplicationbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, be nigh unto theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430dayי֥וֹםYomH3117andnightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915, that he maintain thecauseמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of hisservantעַבְדּ֗וֹav.DoH5650, and thecauseוּמִשְׁפַּ֛טu.mish.PatH4941of hispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, aseveryH3117dayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117shall require:
61Letוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961yourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824therefore beperfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003with theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, to walk in hisstatutesבְּחֻקָּ֛יוbe.chu.KavH2706, and tokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
63AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076for thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeaceהַשְּׁלָמִים֮ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,whichH834heofferedזָבַ֣חza.VachH2076unto theLORDלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505oxenבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241, and anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629.SoH834thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478dedicatedוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙vai.yach.ne.KhuH2596thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.
64Thesameהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hallow themiddleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thecourtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for there he offered theburntהָֽעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930offering, and themealהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503offering, and thefatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459of thepeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002:becauseH3588the brasenaltarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was toolittleקָטֹ֗ןka.TonH6996to receive theburntהָעֹלָ֣הha.'o.LahH5930offering, and themealהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503offering, and thefatחֶלְבֵ֥יchel.VeiH2459of thepeaceהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.
65SoH6213Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010heldH6213thefeastהֶחָ֡גhe.ChagH2282at that time, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, agreatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419congregationקָהָ֨לka.HalH6951, from theenteringמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935in ofHamathחֲמָ֣ת׀cha.MatH2574unto thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,evenעַד־'ad-H5704fourteenעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.
66On theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117hesentH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971, and theyblessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and went unto theirtentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168joyfulשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056andgladH8056ofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820forallכָּל־kol-H3605the goodness that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had shewed untoDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650, and toIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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