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2 Chronicles 6:1-13

1Then spakeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hathsaidH559that he woulddwellלִשְׁכּ֖וֹןlish.KonH7931in thethickבָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ba.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205.

2But I havebuiltבָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129thee anhouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofhabitationזְבֻ֖לze.VulH2073, and aplaceוּמָכ֥וֹןu.ma.KhonH4349for thee todwellלְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖le.shiv.te.KhaH3427in foreverעוֹלָמִֽים׃o.la.MimH5769.

3And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428turnedוַיַּסֵּ֤בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440, andblessedוַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecongregationקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעוֹמֵֽד׃o.MedH5975.

4And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834spake with hismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310untoDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, and hath with hishandsוּבְיָדָ֥יוu.ve.ya.DavH3027fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390it,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Sinceמִן־min-H4480thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that IbroughtH3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּי֮'a.MiH5971outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, Ichoseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977noלֹא־lo'-H3808cityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892outH3318ofallH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004in, that mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be there;neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808choseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977IanyH3605manבְאִ֔ישׁve.'IshH376to beprinceנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

6but I havechosenוָאֶבְחַר֙va.'ev.CharH977Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, that mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be there; and havechosenוָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.CharH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔ידbe.da.VidH1732to be over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Nowוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961it was in theheartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8But theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, Whereas it was in thineheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, thou didstwellהֱֽטִיב֔וֹתָheti.Vo.taH2895that it was in thineheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824:

9neverthelessכִּ֤יkiH3588thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808buildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; but thysonבִנְךָ֙vin.KhaH1121that shallcomeH3318forthH3318outH3318of thyloinsמֵֽחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504, he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath performed hiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697that he spake; for I amrisenוַיָּ֣קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965upוָאָק֡וּםva.'a.KumH6965in theroomH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1, andsitוָאֵשֵׁ֣ב׀va.'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.

11And there have Isetוָאָשִׂ֥יםva.'a.SimH7760thearkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hemadeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12And hestoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in thepresenceH6440ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֖שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forth hishandsכַּפָּֽיו׃ka.PavH3709:

13(forSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213a brasen scaffold, offiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֜וֹת'a.MotH520longאָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.KoH753, andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֙'a.mOtH520broadH5048, andthreeשָׁל֖וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969cubitsוְאַמּ֥וֹתve.'a.MotH520highקוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967, and hadsetH5414it in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecourtהָעֲזָרָה֒ha.'a.za.RahH5835; anduponH5921it hestoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975, andkneeledH1290downH5414uponH5921hiskneesH1290beforeH5048allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forthH5414hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardH5921heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064:)

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