Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 8:1-21

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.

3Andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548tookH5375upH5375thearkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

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.

7For thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566forth theirwingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671over theplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of thearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727, and thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742covered thearkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727and the staves thereofaboveH5921.

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.

10And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548werecomeH1961outבְּצֵ֥אתbe.TzetH3318of theholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944, that thecloudוְהֶעָנָ֥ןve.he.'a.NanH6051filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

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.

12Then spakeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hathsaidH559that he woulddwellלִשְׁכֹּ֖ןlish.KonH7931in thethickבָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ba.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205.

13I havesurelyבָּנֹ֥הba.NohH1129builtבָנִ֛יתִיva.Ni.tiH1129thee anhouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofhabitationזְבֻ֖לze.VulH2073, aplaceמָכ֥וֹןma.KhonH4349for thee todwellלְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖le.shiv.te.KhaH3427in foreverעוֹלָמִֽים׃o.la.MimH5769.

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.

17Nowוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961it was in theheartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃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.

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