1 Kings 8:5
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And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.There, 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.
In other translations
And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.There, 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.
Hebrew words
וְהַמֶּלֶךְvehamelekhand the kingH4428שְׁלֹמֹהshelomohSolomonH8010וְכָל־vekholand allH3605עֲדַת'adat[the] congregation ofH5712יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478הַנּוֹעָדִיםhano'adimwho were gatheredH3259עָלָיו'alavto himH5921אִתּוֹ'itowith himH854לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הָאָרוֹןha'aronthe arkH727מְזַבְּחִיםmezabechim[were] sacrificingH2076צֹאןtzonsheepH6629וּבָקָרuvakarand cattleH1241אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִסָּפְרוּyisaferuthey were countedH5608וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִמָּנוּyimanuthey were numberedH4487מֵרֹב׃merofrom multitudeH7230
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 6:13And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
- 1 Kings 8:62-6362 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord. 63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.62 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD. 63 And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
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