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1 Chronicles 28:2-9

2ThenDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodH6965upuponhisfeetH7272,andsaidH559,HearH8085me,mybrethren,andmypeopleוְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971:asforme,itwasinmyheartלְבָבִ֡יle.va.ViH3824tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129ahouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofrestמְנוּחָ֜הme.nu.ChahH4496forthearkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah,andforthefootstoolofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;andIhadmadereadyforthebuildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129.

3ButGodוְהָאֱלֹהִים֙ve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untome, Thou shaltnotbuildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129ahouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004formynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,becausethou artamanאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמ֛וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421,andhastshedשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃sha.Fa.khe.taH8210bloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818.

4HowbeitJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֩'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478,choseH977meoutofallthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofmyfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1tobeH1961kingלְמֶ֤לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769:forhehathchosenH977Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063tobeH1961princeH5057;andinthehouseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmyfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1;andamongthesonsוּבִבְנֵ֣יu.viv.NeiH1121ofmyfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1hetookpleasureרָצָ֔הra.TzahH7521inmetomakemekingH4428overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

5andofallmysonsבָּנַ֔יba.NaiH1121(forJehovahhathgivenH5414memanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121),hehathchosenH977Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣הbish.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121tositלָשֶׁ֗בֶתla.She.vetH3427uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֛אki.Se'H3678ofthekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438ofJehovahoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6AndhesaidH559untome,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבִנְךָ֔vin.KhaH1121,heshallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129myhouseבֵיתִ֖יvei.TiH1004andmycourts;forIhavechosenH977himtobeH1961mysonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121,andIwillbeH1961hisfatherלְאָֽב׃le.'AvH1.

7AndIwillestablishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֖וֹmal.khu.ToH4438foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,ifhebeconstanttodomycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andmineordinancesH4941,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

8NowH6258thereforeוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258,inthesightofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theassemblyקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951ofJehovah,andintheaudienceofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,observeשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104andseekוְדִרְשׁ֔וּve.dir.ShuH1875outallthecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;thatyemaypossessתִּֽירְשׁוּ֙ti.re.ShuH3423thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andleaveitforaninheritanceוְהִנְחַלְתֶּ֛םve.hin.chal.TemH5157toyourchildrenafteryouforeverH5769.

9Andthou,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה־she.lo.moh-H8010mysonבְנִ֡יve.NiH1121,knowדַּע֩da'H3045thoutheGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,andserveוְעָבְדֵ֗הוּve.'a.ve.De.huH5647himwithaperfectH8003heartבְּלֵ֤בbe.LevH3820andwithawillingmind;forJehovahsearchethallheartsH3820,andunderstandethalltheimaginationsofthethoughtsמַחֲשָׁב֖וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284.IfthouseekH1875him,hewillbefoundH4672ofthee;butifthouforsakeתַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800him,hewillcast theeoffforeverלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.

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