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1 Kings 8:1-21

1ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledיַקְהֵ֣לyak.HelH6950theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and all theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of thetribesהַמַּטּוֹת֩ha.ma.tOtH4294, theleadersנְשִׂיאֵ֨יne.si.'EiH5387of thefathersהָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, tokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010inJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that they mightbringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068out of thecityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, which isZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2And all themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950themselves tokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010at thefeastבֶּחָ֑גbe.ChagH2282in themonthבְּיֶ֥רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391Ethanimהָאֵֽתָנִ֖יםha.'e.ta.NimH388, which is theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320.

3And all theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548tookupוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375thearkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

4And theybroughtוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and all theholyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627that were in thetabernacleבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168, even those did thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881bringוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927.

5Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010, and all thecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that wereassembledהַנּוֹעָדִ֣יםha.no.'a.DimH3259to him, were with himbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,sacrificingמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241, that could not becountedיִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.RuH5608nornumberedיִמָּנ֖וּyi.ma.NuH4487formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

6And thepriestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068to itsplaceמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725, into the innersanctuaryדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1687of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, to themostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944place, even under thewingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

7For thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spreadforthפֹּרְשִׂ֣יםpo.re.SimH6566their twowingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671over theplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of thearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727, and thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742coveredוַיָּסֹ֧כּוּvai.ya.So.kuH5526thearkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727and itsstaffsבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

8And they drewoutוַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.KhuH748thestaffsהַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.DimH905, that theendsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of thestaffsהַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.DimH905were seenoutוַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'UH7200in theholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944placebeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the innersanctuaryהַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.VirH1687, and they were notseenיֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'UH7200outsideהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351: and there they are to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9There was nothing in thearkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727exceptרַ֗קRakH7535thetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesלֻח֣וֹתlu.ChotH3871ofstoneהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68, whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872putH3240there atHorebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722, when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֤תka.RatH3772a covenant with thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when they cameoutבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10And it came to pass, when thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548had comeoutבְּצֵ֥אתbe.TzetH3318of theholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place, that thecloudוְהֶעָנָ֥ןve.he.'a.NanH6051filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

11So that thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548couldיָכְל֧וּya.khe.LuH3201notstandלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975toministerלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thecloudהֶֽעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051: for thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadfilledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

12Thenspokeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559that he woulddwellלִשְׁכֹּ֖ןlish.KonH7931in the thickdarknessבָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ba.'a.ra.FelH6205.

13I havesurelyבָּנֹ֥הba.NohH1129builtבָנִ֛יתִיva.Ni.tiH1129thee anhouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004to dwellinזְבֻ֖לze.VulH2073, a settledplaceמָכ֥וֹןma.KhonH4349for thee to abideinלְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖le.shiv.te.KhaH3427foreverעוֹלָמִֽים׃o.la.MimH5769.

14And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428turnedוַיַּסֵּ֤בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440aboutH5437, andblessedוַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288all thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: (and all thecongregationקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werestandingעֹמֵֽד׃'o.MedH5975;)

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whospokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696with hismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310toDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, and hath with hishandוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390it,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Since thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I broughtforthהוֹצֵ֜אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַיִם֒mi.mitz.ra.YimH4714, I havechosenבָחַ֣רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977nocityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892out of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004, that mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be in it; but Ichoseוָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.CharH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732to be over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17And it was in theheartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,Thoughיַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834it was in thyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004to mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, thou didstwellהֱטִיבֹ֔תָhe.ti.Vo.taH2895that it was in thyheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.

19Neverthelessרַ֣קrakH7535thou shalt notbuildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; but thysonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121that shall come forthoutהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of thyloinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504, he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to mynameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathperformedוַיָּ֣קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965hiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697that hespokeדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696, and I haverisenוָאָקֻ֡םva.'a.KumH6965in the stead ofDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1, andsitוָאֵשֵׁ֣בva.'e.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, as theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068promisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, and havebuiltוָאֶבְנֶ֣הva.'ev.NehH1129anhouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

21And I havesetוָאָשִׂ֨םva.'a.SimH7760there aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725for thearkלָֽאָר֔וֹןla.'a.RonH727, in which is thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, which hemadeכָּרַת֙ka.RatH3772with ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, when he brought themfromבְּהוֹצִיא֥וֹbe.ho.tzi.'OH3318thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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