Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 8:14-24

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.

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.

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