1 Kgs 8:6-9 : 6 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.6",
"source": "וַיָּבִ֣אוּ הַ֠כֹּהֲנִים אֶת־אֲר֨וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֧ה אֶל־מְקוֹמ֛וֹ אֶל־דְּבִ֥יר הַבַּ֖יִת אֶל־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים אֶל־תַּ֖חַת כַּנְפֵ֥י הַכְּרוּבִֽים",
"text": "And *wayyāḇiʾû* the *kōhănîm* *ʾet*-*ʾărôn* *bərît*-*YHWH* unto-*məqômô* unto-*dəḇîr* the *bayit* unto-*qōdeš* the *qŏdāšîm* unto-beneath *kanp̄ê* the *kərûḇîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāḇiʾû*": "Hiphil imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine plural - and they brought in",
"*kōhănîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the priests",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker - untranslated in English",
"*ʾărôn*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*bərît*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - covenant of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD, Yahweh",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to, unto",
"*məqômô*": "common noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its place",
"*dəḇîr*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - inner sanctuary of",
"*bayit*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the house, temple",
"*qōdeš*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - holy place of",
"*qŏdāšîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the holies, most holy place",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - beneath, under",
"*kanp̄ê*": "common noun, feminine plural construct - wings of",
"*kərûḇîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the cherubim"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāḇiʾû*": "and they brought in, and they placed, and they carried in",
"*ʾărôn*": "ark, chest, box",
"*bərît*": "covenant, agreement, treaty",
"*məqômô*": "its place, its location, its position",
"*dəḇîr*": "inner sanctuary, innermost room, oracle",
"*bayit*": "house, temple, dwelling",
"*qōdeš* *qŏdāšîm*": "holy of holies, most holy place",
"*kanp̄ê*": "wings, wing-like extensions",
"*kərûḇîm*": "cherubim, angelic beings"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.7",
"source": "כִּ֤י הַכְּרוּבִים֙ פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים כְּנָפַ֔יִם אֶל־מְק֖וֹם הָֽאָר֑וֹן וַיָּסֹ֧כּוּ הַכְּרֻבִ֛ים עַל־הָאָר֥וֹן וְעַל־בַּדָּ֖יו מִלְמָֽעְלָה",
"text": "For the *kərûḇîm* *pōrśîm* *kənāp̄ayim* unto-place of the *ʾārôn* and *wayyāsōkkû* the *kərūḇîm* over-the *ʾārôn* and over-*baddāw* from above",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for, because",
"*kərûḇîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the cherubim",
"*pōrśîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - spreading out",
"*kənāp̄ayim*": "common noun, feminine dual - wings, pair of wings",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to, unto",
"*məqôm*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - place of",
"*ʾārôn*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the ark",
"*wayyāsōkkû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine plural - and they covered, overshadowed",
"*kərūḇîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the cherubim",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - over, upon",
"*ʾārôn*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the ark",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*baddāw*": "common noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its poles, carrying staves",
"*milmāʿəlāh*": "preposition compound - from above"
},
"variants": {
"*pōrśîm*": "spreading out, extending, stretching forth",
"*kənāp̄ayim*": "wings, wing-like extensions",
"*wayyāsōkkû*": "and they covered, and they overshadowed, and they protected",
"*baddāw*": "its poles, its staves, its carrying rods"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.8",
"source": "וֽ͏ַיַּאֲרִכוּ֮ הַבַּדִּים֒ וַיֵּרָאוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הַבַּדִּ֤ים מִן־הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֔יר וְלֹ֥א יֵרָא֖וּ הַח֑וּצָה וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה",
"text": "And *wayyaʾărikû* the *baddîm* and *wayyērāʾû* *rāʾšê* the *baddîm* from-the *qōdeš* onto-faces of the *dəḇîr* and not *yērāʾû* the *ḥûṣāh* and *wayyihyû* there until the day the this",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʾărikû*": "Hiphil imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine plural - and they lengthened, extended",
"*baddîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the poles, staves",
"*wayyērāʾû*": "Niphal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine plural - and they were seen",
"*rāʾšê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - heads of, ends of",
"*baddîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the poles, staves",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*qōdeš*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the holy place",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - onto, upon",
"*pənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - faces of, front of",
"*dəḇîr*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the inner sanctuary",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yērāʾû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they were visible",
"*ḥûṣāh*": "adverb with directional suffix - to the outside",
"*wayyihyû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine plural - and they were",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*yôm*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular with definite article - this"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʾărikû*": "and they lengthened, and they extended, and they drew out",
"*baddîm*": "poles, staves, carrying rods",
"*wayyērāʾû*": "and they were seen, and they appeared, and they became visible",
"*rāʾšê*": "heads, ends, tips",
"*qōdeš*": "holy place, sanctuary",
"*pənê*": "faces, front, entrance",
"*dəḇîr*": "inner sanctuary, innermost room, oracle",
"*yērāʾû*": "were visible, could be seen, appeared"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.9",
"source": "אֵ֚ין בָּֽאָר֔וֹן רַ֗ק שְׁנֵי֙ לֻח֣וֹת הָאֲבָנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִנִּ֥חַ שָׁ֛ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּחֹרֵ֑ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר כָּרַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ עִם־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם",
"text": "Nothing in the *ʾārôn* only *šənê* *lûḥôt* the *ʾăḇānîm* which *hinnîaḥ* there *Mōšeh* in *Ḥōrēḇ* which *kārat* *YHWH* with-*bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* in their *bəṣēʾtām* from *ʾereṣ* *Miṣrāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - nothing, there is not",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*ʾārôn*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the ark",
"*raq*": "restrictive adverb - only, just",
"*šənê*": "numeral, construct state - two of",
"*lûḥôt*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - tablets of",
"*ʾăḇānîm*": "common noun, feminine plural with definite article - the stones",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*hinnîaḥ*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he placed, put",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses",
"*bə*": "preposition - in, at",
"*Ḥōrēḇ*": "proper noun - Horeb",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that",
"*kārat*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he cut, made (covenant)",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD, Yahweh",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*bənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - sons of, children of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*ṣēʾtām*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their going out",
"*mē*": "preposition - from",
"*ʾereṣ*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*Miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt"
},
"variants": {
"*lûḥôt* *ʾăḇānîm*": "tablets of stone, stone tablets",
"*hinnîaḥ*": "placed, put, deposited",
"*Ḥōrēḇ*": "Horeb (alternative name for Sinai)",
"*kārat*": "cut, made (in covenant context), established",
"*ṣēʾtām*": "their going out, their leaving, their exodus"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.10",
"source": "וַיְהִ֕י בְּצֵ֥את הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים מִן־הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְהֶעָנָ֥ן מָלֵ֖א אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה",
"text": "And *wayəhî* when *bəṣēʾt* the *kōhănîm* from-the *qōdeš* and the *ʿānān* *mālēʾ* *ʾet*-house of *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and it happened, came to pass",
"*bə*": "preposition - in, when",
"*ṣēʾt*": "Qal infinitive construct - going out",
"*kōhănîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the priests",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*qōdeš*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the holy place",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʿānān*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the cloud",
"*mālēʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - filled",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker - untranslated in English",
"*bêt*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD, Yahweh"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it happened, and it came to pass",
"*ṣēʾt*": "going out, departure, exit",
"*kōhănîm*": "priests, officiants",
"*qōdeš*": "holy place, sanctuary",
"*ʿānān*": "cloud, cloud mass (often indicating divine presence)",
"*mālēʾ*": "filled, became full"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.11",
"source": "וְלֹֽא־יָכְל֧וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים לַעֲמֹ֥ד לְשָׁרֵ֖ת מִפְּנֵ֣י הֶֽעָנָ֑ן כִּי־מָלֵ֥א כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה",
"text": "And not-*yākəlû* the *kōhănîm* *laʿămōd* *ləšārēt* from *mippənê* the *ʿānān* for-*mālēʾ* *kəḇôd*-*YHWH* *ʾet*-house of *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yākəlû*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - they were able",
"*kōhănîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the priests",
"*lə*": "preposition - to, for",
"*ʿămōd*": "Qal infinitive construct - stand",
"*lə*": "preposition - to, for",
"*šārēt*": "Piel infinitive construct - minister, serve",
"*mippənê*": "preposition compound - from before, because of",
"*ʿānān*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the cloud",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for, because",
"*mālēʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - filled",
"*kəḇôd*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - glory of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD, Yahweh",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker - untranslated in English",
"*bêt*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD, Yahweh"
},
"variants": {
"*yākəlû*": "they were able, they could",
"*laʿămōd*": "to stand, to remain, to serve",
"*ləšārēt*": "to minister, to serve, to officiate",
"*mippənê*": "from before, because of, due to",
"*ʿānān*": "cloud, cloud mass (divine presence)",
"*mālēʾ*": "filled, became full",
"*kəḇôd*": "glory, honor, presence"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.12",
"source": "אָ֖ז אָמַ֣ר שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה יְהוָ֣ה אָמַ֔ר לִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל",
"text": "Then *ʾāmar* *Šəlōmōh* *YHWH* *ʾāmar* *liškōn* in the *ʿărāp̄el*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāz*": "adverb - then, at that time",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*Šəlōmōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD, Yahweh",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*lə*": "preposition - to, for",
"*škōn*": "Qal infinitive construct - dwell, abide",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*ʿărāp̄el*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the thick darkness, dark cloud"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāmar*": "said, spoke, declared",
"*liškōn*": "to dwell, to abide, to inhabit",
"*ʿărāp̄el*": "thick darkness, heavy cloud, dark cloud"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.8.13",
"source": "בָּנֹ֥ה בָנִ֛יתִי בֵּ֥ית זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ מָכ֥וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖ עוֹלָמִֽים",
"text": "*Bānōh* *bānîtî* house of *zəḇul* for you *mākôn* for your *šiḇtəkā* *ʿôlāmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*bānōh*": "Qal infinitive absolute - to build",
"*bānîtî*": "Qal perfect 1st singular - I have built",
"*bêt*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*zəḇul*": "common noun, masculine singular - lofty dwelling",
"*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for you",
"*mākôn*": "common noun, masculine singular - fixed place, foundation",
"*lə*": "preposition - for",
"*šiḇtəkā*": "Qal infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your dwelling",
"*ʿôlāmîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - eternity, forever"
},
"variants": {
"*bānōh* *bānîtî*": "I have surely built, I have indeed built (emphatic construction)",
"*zəḇul*": "lofty dwelling, exalted habitation, princely dwelling",
"*mākôn*": "fixed place, foundation, established place",
"*šiḇtəkā*": "your dwelling, your residing, your habitation",
"*ʿôlāmîm*": "forever, for all time, eternally"
}
}