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1 Chronicles 17

1Anditcametopass,whenDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427inhishouseבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,thatDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidH559toNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Lo,Idwellיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427inahouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofcedar,butthearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahdwellethundercurtainsיְרִיעֽוֹת׃ye.ri.'otH3407.

2AndNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,Doallthatisinthyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824;forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iswiththee.

3Anditcametopassthesamenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,thatthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cametoNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4GoandtellDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah, Thou shaltnotbuildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129meahouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004todwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427in:

5forIhavenotdweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427inahouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004sincethedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatIbroughtH5927upIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,buthavegoneH5927fromtentמֵאֹ֥הֶלme.'O.helH168totentאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168,andfromoneH2088tabernacleוּמִמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃u.mi.mish.KanH4908toanother.

6InallplaceswhereinIhavewalkedH1980withallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, spakeIawordהֲדָבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697withanyofthejudgesH8199ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomIcommandedצִוִּ֛יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680tobeshepherdלִרְע֥וֹתlir.'otH7462ofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100haveyenotbuiltH1129meahouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofcedar?

7NowH6258thereforeוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559untomyservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗יד סle.da.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ItookH3947theefromthesheepcote,fromfollowingthesheepH6629,thatthou shouldestbeלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961princeH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

8andIhavebeenH1961withthee whithersoever thou hastgoneH1980,andhavecutוָאַכְרִ֥יתva.'akh.RitH3772offallthineenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341frombeforethee;andIwillmakeוְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213theeanameשֵׁ֔םShemH8034,likeuntothenameכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034ofthegreatהַגְּדוֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419onesthatareintheearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9AndIwillappointH7760aplaceמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725formypeopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwillplantוּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙u.ne.ta'.Ti.huH5193them,thattheymaydwellוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931intheirownplaceH4725,andbemovednomore;neithershallthechildrenofwickednesswastethemanymore,asatthefirstH7223,

10andasfromthedayוּלְמִיָּמִ֗יםu.le.mi.ya.MimH3117thatIcommandedH6680judgesH8199tobeovermypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andIwillsubdueוְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּיve.hikh.Na'.tiH3665allthineenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341. MoreoverItellH5046theethatJehovahwillbuildיִֽבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129theeahouseוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004.

11Anditshallcometopass,whenthydaysיָמֶ֙יךָ֙ya.Mei.khaH3117arefulfilledthatthoumustgotobeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961withthyfathersH1,thatIwillsetH6965upthyseedH2233afterthee,whoshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961ofthysonsH1121;andIwillestablishH6965hiskingdomמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

12Heshallbuildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129meahouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004,andIwillestablishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֥יve.kho.nan.TiH3559histhroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678foreverH5769.

13IwillbeH1961hisfatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1,andheshallbeH1961mysonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121:andIwillnottakemylovingkindnessawayH5493fromhim,asItookitfromhimthatwasH1961beforethee;

14butIwillsettlehiminmyhouseבְּבֵיתִ֥יbe.vei.TiH1004andinmykingdomוּבְמַלְכוּתִ֖יu.ve.mal.khu.TiH4438foreverH5769;andhisthroneוְכִסְא֕וֹve.khis.'OH3678shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559foreverH5769.

15Accordingtoallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andaccordingtoallthisvisionהֶחָז֣וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651didNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416speakH1696untoDavidדָּוִֽיד׃ פda.VidH1732.

16ThenDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH935in,andsatH3427beforeJehovah;andhesaidH559,WhoamI,OJehovahGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,andwhatismyhouseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,thatthou hastbroughtH935methusfar?

17Andthiswasasmallוַתִּקְטַ֨ןva.tik.TanH6994thinginthineeyesH5869,OGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430;butthou hastspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696ofthyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004foragreatwhiletocome,andhastregardedmeaccordingtotheestateofamanH120ofhigh degree,OJehovahGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18WhatcanDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732sayyetH5750moreunto theeconcerningH413thehonorלְכָב֣וֹדle.kha.VodH3519whichisdonetothyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650?forthou knowest thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650.

19OJehovah,forthyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650sakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668,andaccordingtothine ownheartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820, hast thou wroughtallthisgreatnessH1420,tomakeH6213knownH3045allthesegreatthings.

20OJehovah,thereisnonelikethee,neitheristhereanyGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430besidesthee, accordingtoallthatwehaveheardH8085withourearsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

21Andwhatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471intheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776islikethypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentH1980toredeemH6299untohimselfforapeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971,tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760theeanameשֵׁ֚םShemH8034bygreatandterriblethings,indrivingH1644outnationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471frombeforethypeopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971,whomthou redeemedstoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

22Forthypeopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478didst thoumakeH5414thineownpeopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971foreverH5769;andthou,Jehovah, becamesttheirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

23Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,OJehovah,letthewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatthou hastspokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerningthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,andconcerninghishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,beestablishedיֵאָמֵ֖ןye.'a.MenH539foreverH5769,anddoasthou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

24Andlet thynameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034beestablishedנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559andmagnifiedH1431foreverH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635istheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,evenaGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:andthehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650isestablishedH3559beforethee.

25Forthou,OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, hastrevealedH1540tothyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650thatthou wiltbuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129himahouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004:thereforeH3651hath thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650foundH4672inhishearttoprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforethee.

26Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,OJehovah, thou artGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andhastpromisedthisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896thingunto thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

27andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258ithathpleasedtheetoblessH1288thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,thatitmaycontinueforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforethee:forthou,OJehovah, hastblessedH1288,anditisblessedH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17

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