עוֹלָמִֽים׃ forever . ” ‘ō·w·lā·mîm 1 Kings 8:14 וְכָל־ And as the whole wə·ḵāl קְהַ֥ל assembly qə·hal יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl עֹמֵֽד׃ stood [there] , ‘ō·mêḏ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ the king ham·me·leḵ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיַּסֵּ֤ב turned around way·yas·sêḇ פָּנָ֔יו . . . pā·nāw וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ and blessed way·ḇā·reḵ אֵ֖ת - ’êṯ כָּל־ [them] all kāl- קְהַ֣ל . . . qə·hal יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל . . . yiś·rā·’êl 1 Kings 8:15 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר and said : way·yō·mer בָּר֤וּךְ “ Blessed [be] bā·rūḵ יְהוָה֙ YHWH , Yah·weh אֱלֹהֵ֣י the God ’ĕ·lō·hê יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל of Israel , yiś·rā·’êl אֲשֶׁר֙ [who] ’ă·šer מִלֵּ֖א has fulfilled mil·lê וּבְיָד֥וֹ with His own hand ū·ḇə·yā·ḏōw דִּבֶּ֣ר what He spoke dib·ber בְּפִ֔יו with His mouth bə·p̄îw אֵ֖ת to ’êṯ אָבִ֑י my father ’ā·ḇî דָּוִ֣ד David , dā·wiḏ לֵאמֹֽר׃ saying , lê·mōr 1 Kings 8:16 מִן־ ‘ Since min- הַיּ֗וֹם the day hay·yō·wm אֲשֶׁ֨ר - ’ă·šer עַמִּ֣י I brought My people ‘am·mî אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ Israel yiś·rā·’êl הוֹצֵ֜אתִי out hō·w·ṣê·ṯî אֶת־ - ’eṯ- מִמִּצְרַיִם֒ of Egypt , mim·miṣ·ra·yim לֹֽא־ I have not lō- בָחַ֣רְתִּי chosen ḇā·ḥar·tî בְעִ֗יר a city ḇə·‘îr מִכֹּל֙ from any mik·kōl שִׁבְטֵ֣י tribe šiḇ·ṭê יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl לִבְנ֣וֹת [in which] to build liḇ·nō·wṯ בַּ֔יִת a house ba·yiṯ שְׁמִ֖י so that My Name šə·mî לִהְי֥וֹת would be lih·yō·wṯ שָׁ֑ם there . šām וָאֶבְחַ֣ר But I have chosen wā·’eḇ·ḥar בְּדָוִ֔ד David bə·ḏā·wiḏ לִֽהְי֖וֹת to be lih·yō·wṯ עַל־ over ‘al- עַמִּ֥י My people ‘am·mî יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Israel . ’ yiś·rā·’êl 1 Kings 8:17 וַיְהִ֕י Now it was way·hî עִם־ in ‘im- לְבַ֖ב the heart lə·ḇaḇ אָבִ֑י of my father ’ā·ḇî דָּוִ֣ד David dā·wiḏ לִבְנ֣וֹת to build liḇ·nō·wṯ בַּ֔יִת a house ba·yiṯ לְשֵׁ֥ם for the Name lə·šêm יְהוָ֖ה of YHWH , Yah·weh אֱלֹהֵ֥י the God ’ĕ·lō·hê יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ of Israel . yiś·rā·’êl 1 Kings 8:18 יְהוָה֙ But YHWH Yah·weh וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- אָבִ֔י my father ’ā·ḇî דָּוִ֣ד David , dā·wiḏ יַ֗עַן ‘ Since ya·‘an אֲשֶׁ֤ר - ’ă·šer הָיָה֙ it was hā·yāh עִם־ in ‘im- לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ your heart lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā לִבְנ֥וֹת to build liḇ·nō·wṯ בַּ֖יִת a house ba·yiṯ לִשְׁמִ֑י for My Name , liš·mî הֱטִיבֹ֔תָ you have done well hĕ·ṭî·ḇō·ṯā כִּ֥י . . . kî הָיָ֖ה to have this hā·yāh עִם־ in ‘im- לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ your heart . lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā

