1 Kings

1 Kings 8:10–12

¹⁰And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD ¹¹so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

¹²Then Solomon declared:

“The LORD^f has said that He would dwell

in the thick cloud.

Footnotes

f 8:12 Some LXX manuscripts The Lord has set the sun in the heavens, but

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1 Kings 8:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיְהִ֕י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
came out	בְּצֵ֥את	bə·ṣêṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Holy Place	הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
the cloud	וְהֶעָנָ֥ן	wə·he·‘ā·nān	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
filled	מָלֵ֖א	mā·lê	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

1 Kings 8:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so that the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
could	יָכְל֧וּ	yā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stand there	לַעֲמֹ֥ד	la·‘ă·mōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5975 take one's stand, stand
to minister	לְשָׁרֵ֖ת	lə·šā·rêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H8334 minister, serve
because	מִפְּנֵ֥י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the cloud	הֶֽעָנָ֑ן	he·‘ā·nān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the glory	כְבוֹד־	ḵə·ḇō·wḏ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
filled	מָלֵ֥א	mā·lê	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

1 Kings 8:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֖ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
declared	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
The LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has said	אָמַ֔ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
that He would dwell	לִשְׁכֹּ֖ן	liš·kōn	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in the thick cloud	בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃	bā·‘ă·rā·p̄el	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6205 cloud, heavy cloud

Cross-references

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1 Kings 8:10 2 Chronicles 7:1–2 · Exodus 40:34–35

1 Kings 8:11 Ezekiel 44:4 · Ezekiel 43:4–5 · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Leviticus 9:23 · Revelation 21:23 · John 1:14 · Ezekiel 43:2

1 Kings 8:12 Psalm 97:2 · 2 Chronicles 6:1–11 · Leviticus 16:2 · Isaiah 45:15 · Exodus 20:21 · Psalm 18:8–11 · Hebrews 12:18 · Deuteronomy 4:11 · Deuteronomy 5:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.