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1 Kings 8:1-9

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.

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