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2 Chronicles 8

Hebrew18 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasמִקֵּ֣ץ׀from the end ofעֶשְׂרִ֣יםtwentyשָׁנָ֗הyearsאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichבָּנָ֧הhe builtשְׁלֹמֹ֛הSolomonאֶת־obj.בֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּיתֽוֹ׃own house his
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וְהֶעָרִ֗יםand the citiesאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichנָתַ֤ןhe had givenחוּרָם֙Huramלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הto Solomonבָּנָ֥הhe rebuiltשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonאֹתָ֑םobj. themוַיּ֥וֹשֶׁבand he caused to dwellשָׁ֖םthereאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיֵּ֤לֶךְand he wentשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonחֲמָ֣תto Hamathצוֹבָ֔הZobahוַיֶּחֱזַ֖קand he prevailedעָלֶֽיהָ׃over it
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וַיִּ֥בֶןand he builtאֶת־obj.תַּדְמֹ֖רTadmorבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רin the wildernessוְאֵת֙and obj.כָּל־allעָרֵ֣יthe cities ofהַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹתthe storageאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבָּנָ֖הhe builtבַּחֲמָֽת׃in Hamath
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וַיִּ֜בֶןand he builtאֶת־obj.בֵּ֤יתBethחוֹרוֹן֙Horonהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןthe upperוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּ֥יתBethחוֹר֖וֹןHoronהַתַּחְתּ֑וֹןthe lowerעָרֵ֣יcities ofמָצ֔וֹרfortificationחוֹמ֖וֹתwallsדְּלָתַ֥יִםdoorsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃and bars
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וְאֶֽת־and obj.בַּעֲלָ֗תBaalathוְאֵ֨תand obj.כָּל־allעָרֵ֤יthe cities ofהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙the storageאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָי֣וּthey belongedלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הto Solomonוְאֵת֙and obj.כָּל־allעָרֵ֣יthe cities ofהָרֶ֔כֶבthe chariotryוְאֵ֖תand obj.עָרֵ֣יthe cities ofהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםthe horsemenוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.כָּל־allחֵ֣שֶׁקthe desire ofשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichחָשַׁק֙he desiredלִבְנ֤וֹתto buildבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙in Jerusalemוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןand in the Lebanonוּבְכֹ֖לand in allאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃dominion his
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כָּל־allהָ֠עָםthe peopleהַנּוֹתָ֨רwhich remainedמִן־ofהַחִתִּ֜יthe Hittitesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֤יand the Amoritesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙and the Perizzitesוְהַחִוִּ֣יand the Hivitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יand the Jebusitesאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichלֹ֥אnotמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לwere from Israelהֵֽמָּה׃they
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מִן־some ofבְּנֵיהֶ֗םdescendants theirאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoנוֹתְר֤וּthey remainedאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙after themבָּאָ֔רֶץin the landאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomלֹֽא־notכִלּ֖וּםthey had destroyed themבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םand he brought up themשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonלְמַ֔סto forced laborעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וּמִן־and ofבְּנֵי֙the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֲ֠שֶׁרwhomלֹא־notנָתַ֧ןhe madeשְׁלֹמֹ֛הSolomonלַעֲבָדִ֖יםinto slavesלִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹfor work hisכִּי־forהֵ֜מָּהtheyאַנְשֵׁ֤יwere men ofמִלְחָמָה֙warוְשָׂרֵ֣יand the commanders ofשָׁלִישָׁ֔יוofficers hisוְשָׂרֵ֥יand the commanders ofרִכְבּ֖וֹchariotry hisוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ פand horsemen his
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וְאֵ֨לֶּהand theseשָׂרֵ֤יwere the commanders ofהַנִּצָּבִ֛יםthe overseersאֲשֶׁר־whoלַמֶּ֥לֶךְbelonged to the kingשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםfiftyוּמָאתָ֑יִםand two hundredהָרֹדִ֖יםwho ruledבָּעָֽם׃over the people
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וְאֶת־and obj.בַּת־the daughter ofפַּרְעֹ֗הPharaohהֶעֱלָ֤הhe brought upשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonמֵעִ֣ירfrom the city ofדָּוִ֔ידDavidלַבַּ֖יִתto the houseאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבָּֽנָה־he had builtלָ֑הּfor herכִּ֣יforאָמַ֗רhe saidלֹא־notתֵשֵׁ֨בshe will dwellאִשָּׁ֥הa wifeלִי֙of meבְּבֵית֙in the house ofדָּוִ֣ידDavidמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכִּי־forקֹ֣דֶשׁare holinessהֵ֔מָּהtheyאֲשֶׁר־places whereבָּֽאָ֥הit has comeאֲלֵיהֶ֖םto themאֲר֥וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh
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אָ֣זthenהֶעֱלָ֧הhe offered upשְׁלֹמֹ֛הSolomonעֹל֖וֹתburnt offeringsלַיהוָ֑הto Yahwehעַ֚לonמִזְבַּ֣חthe altar ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבָּנָ֖הhe had builtלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהָאוּלָֽם׃the porch
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וּבִדְבַר־and in a matter ofי֣וֹםa dayבְּי֗וֹםin a dayלְהַעֲלוֹת֙to offer upכְּמִצְוַ֣תaccording to the commandment ofמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙for the sabbathsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםand for the new moonsוְלַמּ֣וֹעֲד֔וֹתand for the appointed timesשָׁל֥וֹשׁthreeפְּעָמִ֖יםtimesבַּשָּׁנָ֑הin the yearבְּחַ֧גat the festival ofהַמַּצּ֛וֹתthe unleavened breadsוּבְחַ֥גand at the festival ofהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתthe weeksוּבְחַ֥גand at the festival ofהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃the booths
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וַיַּעֲמֵ֣דand he appointedכְּמִשְׁפַּ֣טaccording to the ordinance ofדָּֽוִיד־Davidאָ֠בִיוfather hisאֶת־obj.מַחְלְק֨וֹתthe divisions ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםthe priestsעַל־onעֲבֹדָתָ֗םservice theirוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םand the Levitesעַל־onמִ֠שְׁמְרוֹתָםduties theirלְהַלֵּ֨לto praiseוּלְשָׁרֵ֜תand to serveנֶ֤גֶדbeforeהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priestsלִדְבַר־to the matter ofי֣וֹםa dayבְּיוֹמ֔וֹin day itsוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםand the gatekeepersבְּמַחְלְקוֹתָ֖םby divisions theirלְשַׁ֣עַרfor a gateוָשָׁ֑עַרand a gateכִּ֣יforכֵ֔ןwas thusמִצְוַ֖תthe commandment ofדָּוִ֥ידDavidאִישׁ־the man ofהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God
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וְלֹ֣אand notסָרוּ֩they turned asideמִצְוַ֨תthe command ofהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingעַל־onהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםthe priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םand the Levitesלְכָל־to anyדָּבָ֖רmatterוְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃and to the treasuries
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וַתִּכֹּן֙and it was arrangedכָּל־allמְלֶ֣אכֶתthe work ofשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonעַד־untilהַיּ֛וֹםthe day ofמוּסַ֥דthe foundation ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehוְעַד־and untilכְּלֹת֑וֹwas complete itשָׁלֵ֖םwas completeבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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אָז֩thenהָלַ֨ךְhe wentשְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomonלְעֶצְיֽוֹן־to Ezionגֶּ֧בֶרGeberוְאֶל־and toאֵיל֛וֹתElathעַל־onשְׂפַ֥תthe shore ofהַיָּ֖םthe seaבְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land ofאֱדֽוֹם׃Edom
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וַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח־and he sentלוֹ֩to himחוּרָ֨םHuramבְּיַד־by the hand ofעֲבָדָ֜יוservants hisאֳנִיּ֗וֹתshipsוַעֲבָדִים֮and servantsי֣וֹדְעֵיwho knewיָם֒of the seaוַיָּבֹ֜אוּand they wentעִם־withעַבְדֵ֤יthe servants ofשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonאוֹפִ֔ירָהOphir towardsוַיִּקְח֣וּand they tookמִשָּׁ֔םfrom thereאַרְבַּע־fourמֵא֥וֹתhundredsוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםand fiftyכִּכַּ֣רtalents ofזָהָ֑בgoldוַיָּבִ֖יאוּand they brought itאֶל־toהַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פSolomon

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