5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 8:5:1 ⧉וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְvehammelekhand the king 1 Kings 8:5:2 ⧉שְׁלֹמֹ֗הshelomoSolomon 1 Kings 8:5:3 ⧉וְכָל־עֲדַ֤תvekholadahtand all the congregation of 1 Kings 8:5:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yisraelIsrael 1 Kings 8:5:5 ⧉הַנּוֹעָדִ֣יםhanoadimthose who were appointed or assembled 1 Kings 8:5:6 ⧉עָלָ֔יוalavupon him or before him 1 Kings 8:5:7 ⧉אִתּ֖וֹitowith him 1 Kings 8:5:8 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore 1 Kings 8:5:9 ⧉הָֽאָר֑וֹןhaaronthe ark 1 Kings 8:5:10 ⧉מְזַבְּחִים֙mezabbekhimsacrificing 1 Kings 8:5:11 ⧉צֹ֣אןtsonsheep or small livestock 1 Kings 8:5:12 ⧉וּבָקָ֔רuvakarand cattle 1 Kings 8:5:13 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֧רasherwhich 1 Kings 8:5:14 ⧉לֹֽא־יִסָּפְר֛וּloyissafruwere not counted 1 Kings 8:5:15 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not 1 Kings 8:5:16 ⧉יִמָּנ֖וּyimmanuwere numbered 1 Kings 8:5:17 ⧉מֵרֹֽב׃merovfrom abundance or because of multitude |
5. Formal Translation And King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel who had gathered to him were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle in such abundance that they could not be counted or numbered. |
5. Dynamic Translation Solomon and the whole assembly of Israel stood before the ark, offering sheep and cattle in numbers too great for anyone to count them. |