2 Chronicles 7:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him— a vast assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה אֶת־הֶ֠חָג בָּעֵ֨ת הַהִ֜יא שִׁבְעַ֤ת יָמִים֙ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עִמּ֔וֹ קָהָ֖ל גָּד֣וֹל מְאֹ֑ד מִלְּב֥וֹא חֲמָ֖ת עַד־נַ֥חַל מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

wa- yaʿaś šəlōmōh ʾeṯ- the heḥāḡ at the bāʿēṯ the hahîʾ seven šiḇəʿaṯ yāmîm wə- ḵāl- yiśrāʾēl with ʿimmô qāhāl gāḏôl məʾōḏ from milləḇôʾ ḥămāṯ until ʿaḏ- naḥal miṣrāyim.

Grammar Details

• *wa-*: consecutive conjunction - 'and then'
• *yaʿaś*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he observed/kept'
• *šəlōmōh*: proper noun, masculine - 'Solomon'
• *ʾeṯ-*: direct object marker
• *heḥāḡ*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the feast/festival'
• *bāʿēṯ*: preposition with noun, feminine singular - 'at the time'
• *hahîʾ*: demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - 'that'
• *šiḇəʿaṯ*: cardinal number, feminine construct - 'seven of'
• *yāmîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'days'
• *wə-*: conjunction - 'and'
• *ḵāl-*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'all of'
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - 'Israel'
• *ʿimmô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'with him'
• *qāhāl*: noun, masculine singular - 'assembly'
• *gāḏôl*: adjective, masculine singular - 'great'
• *məʾōḏ*: adverb - 'very'
• *milləḇôʾ*: preposition with place name - 'from the entrance of'
• *ḥămāṯ*: proper noun - 'Hamath'
• *ʿaḏ-*: preposition - 'until/as far as'
• *naḥal*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'wadi/brook of'
• *miṣrāyim*: proper noun - 'Egypt'

Word Meanings

• *yaʿaś*: observed, kept, celebrated
• *heḥāḡ*: feast, festival, pilgrimage
• *bāʿēṯ*: at the time, in the season
• *šiḇəʿaṯ*: seven
• *qāhāl*: assembly, congregation, gathering
• *gāḏôl*: great, large, important
• *məʾōḏ*: very, exceedingly, greatly
• *milləḇôʾ*: from the entrance of, from the approach to
• *naḥal*: wadi, brook, valley

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  At the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the river of Egypt.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So Solomon{H8010} held{H6213} the feast{H2282} at that time{H6256} seven{H7651} days,{H3117} and all Israel{H3478} with him, a very{H3966} great{H1419} assembly,{H6951} from the entrance{H935} of Hamath{H2574} unto the brook{H5158} of Egypt.{H4714}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Also at the same time{H6256} Solomon{H8010} kept{H6213}{(H8799)} the feast{H2282} seven{H7651} days{H3117}, and all Israel{H3478} with him, a very{H3966} great{H1419} congregation{H6951}, from the entering in{H935}{(H8800)} of Hamath{H2574} unto the river{H5158} of Egypt{H4714}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And at the same tyme helde Salomon a feast seuen daies longe, and all Israel with him a very greate congregacion, from Hemath vnto the ryuer of Egipte,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Salomon made a feast at that time of seuen dayes, and all Israel with him, a very great Congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, vnto the riuer of Egypt.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So at the same time Solomon kept a feast of seuen dayes, and al they of Israel with him, an exceeding great congregation, euen from the entring in of Hamath vnto the riuer of Egypt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And solomon maketh the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him -- a very great assembly -- from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So Solomon kept the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great meeting, for the people had come together from the way into Hamath and from as far as the river of Egypt.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival for seven days. This great assembly included people from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Stream of Egypt in the south.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 15:18 : 18 On that day, the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River—
• 1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—celebrated the festival before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days, totaling fourteen days.
• 2 Chr 30:13 : 13 A very large crowd of people assembled in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month.
• Neh 8:13-18 : 13 On the second day, the heads of the families of all the people, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to gain insight into the words of the Law. 14 They found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the festival of the seventh month. 15 They were to proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem: 'Go out to the hill country and bring branches of olive trees, wild olive trees, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make booths, as it is written.' 16 So the people went out, brought back branches, and built booths for themselves on their roofs, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of the house of God, in the square by the Water Gate, and in the square by the Gate of Ephraim. 17 The whole assembly of those who had returned from exile built booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated it like this, and their joy was very great. 18 Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
• Amos 6:14 : 14 For behold, I am raising up against you, house of Israel—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts—a nation that will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.
• Zech 14:16-19 : 16 Then all who survive from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 17 If any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, they will have no rain. 18 If the family of Egypt does not go up and come, they too will receive the plague that the Lord will strike on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
• John 7:2 : 2 Now the Jewish festival of Tabernacles was near.
• John 7:27-39 : 27 But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, no one will know where He is from. 28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple, cried out, 'You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You do not know Him. 29 I know Him because I am from Him, and He sent Me.' 30 They tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come. 31 However, many in the crowd believed in Him and said, 'When the Messiah comes, will He perform more signs than this man has done?' 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, so the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him. 33 Then Jesus said, 'I will be with you a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.' 34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.' 35 At this, the Jews said to one another, 'Where does this man intend to go that we will not be able to find Him? Does He plan to go to the dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? 36 What does He mean when He said, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?” 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.' 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.' 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
• Lev 23:34-43 : 34 Speak to the Israelites and say: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month the Festival of Booths to the Lord begins, and it shall last for seven days. 35 On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work. 36 For seven days you are to present fire offerings to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall hold a sacred assembly and present a fire offering to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work. 37 These are the appointed festivals of the Lord that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting fire offerings to the Lord—burnt offerings, grain offerings, sacrifices, and drink offerings, each on its designated day— 38 in addition to the Lord's Sabbaths, your gifts, all your vow offerings, and all your freewill offerings you give to the Lord. 39 However, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you gather in the produce of the land, you must celebrate the Lord's Festival for seven days. The first day shall be a day of rest, and the eighth day shall also be a day of rest. 40 On the first day, you shall take for yourselves the fruit of splendid trees, palm branches, leafy tree boughs, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. 41 You shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord for seven days each year. This is a perpetual statute for your generations; you shall observe it in the seventh month. 42 You shall live in booths for seven days. Every native-born Israelite is to dwell in booths, 43 so that your generations may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
• Num 29:12-38 : 12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you shall hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days. 13 You shall offer a burnt offering, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs a year old, all without defect. 14 Their grain offering shall be fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths for each of the two rams, 15 and one-tenth for each of the fourteen lambs. 16 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering. 17 On the second day, you shall offer twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs a year old, all without defect. 18 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 19 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and their drink offerings. 20 On the third day, eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 21 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 22 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering. 23 On the fourth day, ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 24 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 25 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering. 26 On the fifth day, nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 27 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 28 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering. 29 On the sixth day, eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 30 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 31 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offerings. 32 On the seventh day, seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect. 33 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed. 34 And one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offerings. 35 On the eighth day, hold a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work. 36 You shall present a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old without defect. 37 With their grain offerings and their drink offerings for the bull, the ram, and the lambs, by their number as prescribed. 38 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
• Num 34:5-8 : 5 From Azmon, the boundary will turn to the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea. 6 Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea; this will be your boundary to the west. 7 Your northern boundary will run from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor. 8 From Mount Hor, you will mark out the boundary to the entrance of Hamath, and the boundary will end at Zedad.
• Deut 16:13-15 : 13 Celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce from your threshing floor and winepress. 14 Be joyful at your festival—you, your son and daughter, your male and female servants, the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who live in your towns. 15 For seven days celebrate the festival to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.
• Josh 13:3-5 : 3 From the Shihor River (which is near Egypt) to the northern boundary of Ekron, which is counted as part of the Canaanite land; the five rulers of the Philistines—Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron—and the Avvites. 4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites. 5 The land of the Gebalites, and all of Lebanon eastward from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon, as far as the entrance of Hamath.