2 Chronicles 5
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וַתִּשְׁלַם֙and it was completeכָּל־allהַמְּלָאכָ֔הthe workאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂ֥הhe had doneשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonלְבֵ֣יתfor the house ofיְהוָ֑ה סYahwehוַיָּבֵ֨אand he broughtשְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomonאֶת־obj.קָדְשֵׁ֣י׀the holy things ofדָּוִ֣ידDavidאָבִ֗יוfather hisוְאֶת־and obj.הַכֶּ֤סֶףthe silverוְאֶת־and obj.הַזָּהָב֙the goldוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allהַכֵּלִ֔יםthe articlesנָתַ֕ןhe putבְּאֹצְר֖וֹתin the treasuries ofבֵּ֥יתthe house ofהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פthe God
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אָז֩thenיַקְהֵ֨ילhe called togetherשְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomonאֶת־obj.זִקְנֵ֣יthe elders ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allרָאשֵׁ֨יthe chiefs ofהַמַּטּ֜וֹתthe tribesנְשִׂיאֵ֧יthe leaders ofהָאָב֛וֹתthe fathersלִבְנֵ֥יof the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelאֶל־toיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתto bring upאֶת־obj.אֲר֧וֹןthe ark ofבְּרִית־the covenant ofיְהוָ֛הYahwehמֵעִ֥ירfrom the city ofדָּוִ֖ידDavidהִ֥יאitצִיּֽוֹן׃is Zion
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וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְand the kingשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonוְכָל־and allעֲדַ֧תthe congregation ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelהַנּוֹעָדִ֥יםwho were gatheredעָלָ֖יוwith himלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהָאָר֑וֹןthe arkמְזַבְּחִים֙were sacrificingצֹ֣אןsheepוּבָקָ֔רand cattleאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichלֹֽא־notיִסָּפְר֛וּthey were countedוְלֹ֥אand notיִמָּנ֖וּthey were numberedמֵרֹֽב׃from multitude
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וַיָּבִ֣יאוּand they broughtהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםthe priestsאֶת־obj.אֲר֨וֹןthe ark ofבְּרִית־the covenant ofיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֶל־toמְקוֹמ֛וֹplace itsאֶל־toדְּבִ֥ירthe innermost room ofהַבַּ֖יִתthe houseאֶל־toקֹ֣דֶשׁthe holy place ofהַקְּדָשִׁ֑יםthe holy placesאֶל־toתַּ֖חַתunderכַּנְפֵ֥יthe wings ofהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃the cherubim
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וַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮and they were longהַבַּדִּים֒the polesוַיֵּרָאוּ֩and they were visibleרָאשֵׁ֨יthe heads ofהַבַּדִּ֤יםthe polesמִן־fromהָאָרוֹן֙the arkעַל־onפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofהַדְּבִ֔ירthe innermost roomוְלֹ֥אand notיֵרָא֖וּthey were visibleהַח֑וּצָהthe outside towardsוַֽיְהִי־and it wasשָׁ֔םthereעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְהַלְוִיִּ֣םand the Levitesהַמְשֹׁרֲרִ֣יםthe singersלְכֻלָּ֡םto all of themלְאָסָ֡ףto Asaphלְהֵימָ֣ןto Hemanלִֽ֠ידֻתוּןto Jeduthunוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֨םand to sons theirוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֜םand to relatives theirמְלֻבָּשִׁ֣יםwere fully clothedבּ֗וּץfine linenבִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙with cymbalsוּבִנְבָלִ֣יםand with lyresוְכִנֹּר֔וֹתand harpsעֹמְדִ֖יםwere standingמִזְרָ֣חeastלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַof the altarוְעִמָּהֶ֤םand were with themכֹּֽהֲנִים֙priestsלְמֵאָ֣הof one hundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֔יםand twentyמַחְצְרִ֖יםwho were blowing a trumpetבַּחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת׃on trumpets
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וַיְהִ֣יand it belongedכְ֠אֶחָדas oneלַמְחַצְּרִ֨יםto the trumpetersוְלַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֜יםand to the singersלְהַשְׁמִ֣יעַto make heardקוֹל־a voiceאֶחָ֗דoneלְהַלֵּ֣לto praiseוּלְהֹדוֹת֮and to give thanksלַיהוָה֒to Yahwehוּכְהָרִ֣יםand just as lifted upק֠וֹלa voiceבַּחֲצֹצְר֨וֹתwith trumpetsוּבִמְצִלְתַּ֜יִםand with the cymbalsוּבִכְלֵ֣יand with the instruments ofהַשִּׁ֗ירthe songוּבְהַלֵּ֤לand when praisedלַיהוָה֙to Yahwehכִּ֣יforט֔וֹבhe is goodכִּ֥יforלְעוֹלָ֖םis for everחַסְדּ֑וֹcovenant loyalty hisוְהַבַּ֛יִתand the houseמָלֵ֥אit was fullעָנָ֖ןa cloudבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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