1 Kings

1 Kings 8:5–6

⁵There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.

⁶Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place,^c beneath the wings of the cherubim.

Footnotes

c 8:6 Or the Holy of Holies

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1 Kings 8:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the ark	הָֽאָר֑וֹן	hā·’ā·rō·wn	Article; Noun - common singular	H727 chest, ark
King	וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	wə·ham·me·leḵ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
and the whole	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
congregation	עֲדַ֤ת	‘ă·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
who had assembled	הַנּוֹעָדִ֣ים	han·nō·w·‘ā·ḏîm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H3259 appoint
with him	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
sacrificed	מְזַבְּחִים֙	mə·zab·bə·ḥîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
so many	מֵרֹֽב׃	mê·rōḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
sheep	צֹ֣אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and oxen	וּבָקָ֔ר	ū·ḇā·qār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
that	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they could not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be counted	יִסָּפְר֛וּ	yis·sā·p̄ə·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5608 count
or numbered	יִמָּנ֖וּ	yim·mā·nū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign

1 Kings 8:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the priests	הַ֠כֹּהֲנִים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
brought	וַיָּבִ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇi·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the ark	אֲר֨וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the covenant	בְּרִית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
its place	מְקוֹמ֛וֹ	mə·qō·w·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the inner sanctuary	דְּבִ֥יר	də·ḇîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1687 shrine
of the temple	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
the Most Holy Place	קֹ֣דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity
beneath	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the wings	כַּנְפֵ֥י	kan·p̄ê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3671 wing, extremity
of the cherubim	הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃	hak·kə·rū·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3742 cherub

Cross-references

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1 Kings 8:5 2 Samuel 6:13

1 Kings 8:6 1 Kings 6:19 · 2 Samuel 6:17 · 1 Kings 6:27 · Exodus 26:33–34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.