Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 8:54-66

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.

55And hestoodוַֽיַּעְמֹ֕דvai.ya'.ModH5975, andblessedוַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with aloudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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.

57TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430be withusH834, as he was with ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:letH408himnotH408leaveיַעַזְבֵ֖נוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800usH834,norH408forsakeיִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃yi.te.She.nuH5203usH834:

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:

60thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, he isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; there isnoneאֵ֖ין'einH369elseעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

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.

62And thekingוְֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him,offeredזֹבְחִ֥יםzoe.ChimH2076sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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.

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