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1 Chronicles 29

1AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֥יve.NiH1121,whomaloneGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathchosenH977,isyetyoungH5288andtenderH7390,andtheworkוְהַמְּלָאכָ֣הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399isgreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419;forthepalaceisnotformanH120,butforJehovahGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

2NowIhavepreparedH3559withallmymightforthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofmyGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430thegoldהַזָּהָ֣ב׀ha.za.HavH2091forthethingsofgoldלַ֠זָּהָבla.za.hoH2091,andthesilverוְהַכֶּ֨סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701forthethingsofsilverלַכֶּ֜סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701,andthebrassforthethingsofbrass,theironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270forthethingsofironלַבַּרְזֶ֔לla.bar.ZelH1270,andwoodוְהָעֵצִ֖יםve.ha.'e.TzimH6086forthethingsofwoodלָעֵצִ֑יםla.'e.TzimH6086;onyxשֹׁ֨הַםSho.hamH7718stonesH68,andstonesH68tobeset,stonesH68forinlaidwork,andofdiverscolors,andallmannerofpreciousיְקָרָ֛הye.ka.RahH3368stonesH68,andmarblestonesH68inabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

3Moreoveralso,becauseIhavesetH5414myaffectiononthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofmyGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, seeingthatIhaveatreasureסְגֻלָּ֖הse.gu.LahH5459ofmine ownofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכָ֑סֶףva.Kha.sefH3701,Igiveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414ituntothehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofmyGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430,overandaboveallthatIhavepreparedH3559fortheholyH6944houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,

4eventhreeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,ofthegoldמִזְּהַ֣בmi.ze.HavH2091ofOphirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211,andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֨תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofrefinedH2212silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701, wherewithtooverlaythewallsקִיר֥וֹתki.RotH7023ofthehousesH1004;

5ofgoldלַזָּהָ֤בla.za.HavH2091forthethingsofgoldלַזָּהָב֙la.za.HavH2091,andofsilverוְלַכֶּ֣סֶףve.la.Ke.sefH3701forthethingsofsilverלַכֶּ֔סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701,andforallmannerofworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399tobemadebythehandsH3027ofartificers.Whothenofferethwillinglytoconsecratehimselfthisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117untoJehovah?

6ThentheprincesH8269ofthefathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses,andtheprincesH8269ofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthecaptainsofthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505andofhundredsH3967,withtherulersovertheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399,offeredH5068willingly;

7andtheygaveH5414fortheserviceלַעֲבוֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430ofgoldזָהָ֞בza.HavH2091fiveחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִים֮'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכָּרִ֣יםki.ka.RimH3603andtenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505daricsוַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֣יםva.'a.dar.kho.NimH150,andofsilverוְכֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701tenH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603,andofbrasseighteenthousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכָּרִ֑יםki.ka.RimH3603,andofironוּבַרְזֶ֖לu.var.ZelH1270ahundredמֵֽאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandH505talentsכִּכָּרִֽים׃ki.ka.RimH3603.

8AndtheywithwhompreciousstonesH68werefoundH4672gaveH5414themtothetreasureH214ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,underthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehielיְחִיאֵ֖לye.chi.'ElH3171theGershoniteהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃ha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649.

9Thenthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971rejoicedH8055,forthattheyofferedH5068willingly,becausewithaperfectH8003heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820theyofferedH5068willinglytoJehovah:andDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571rejoicedH8055withgreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ פge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057.

10WhereforeDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732blessedH1288Jehovahbeforealltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951;andDavidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidH559,BlessedH1288bethou,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478ourfatherH1,foreverH5769andeverH5769.

11Thine,OJehovah,isthegreatnessהַגְּדֻלָּ֨הha.ge.du.LahH1420,andthepower,andthegloryH8597,andthevictory,andthemajestyוְהַה֔וֹדve.ha.HodH1935:forallthatisintheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064andintheearthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776isthine; thineisthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֔הha.mam.la.KhahH4467,OJehovah,andthou art exaltedasheadלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218aboveall.

12BothrichesH6239andhonorוְהַכָּבוֹד֙ve.ha.ka.VodH3519comeofthee,andthou rulestoverall;andinthyhandוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027ispowerandmight;andinthyhandוּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔u.ve.Ya.de.khaH3027itistomakeלְגַדֵּ֥לle.ga.DelH1431greatH1431,andtogivestrengthוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369untoall.

13NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,wethankמוֹדִ֥יםmo.DimH3034thee,andpraiseH1984thygloriousnameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034.

14ButwhoamI,andwhatismypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,thatweshouldbeabletooffersowillinglyafterthissort?forallthingscomeofthee,andofthine ownhavewegivenH5414thee.

15Forwearestrangersbeforethee,andsojourners,asallourfathersH1were:ourdaysיָמֵ֛ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117ontheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776areasashadowכַּצֵּ֧ל׀ka.TzelH6738,andthereisnoabiding.

16OJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,allthisstorethatwehavepreparedH3559tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129theeahouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004forthyholyH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034comethofthyhandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027,andisallthine own.

17Iknowוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045also,myGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,thatthou triesttheheartלֵבָ֔בle.VavH3824,andhastpleasureH8057inuprightnessבְּיֹ֤שֶׁרbe.Yo.sherH3476.Asforme,intheuprightnessH3476ofmyheartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824IhavewillinglyofferedH5068allthesethingsאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428:andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258haveIseenH7200withjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,thatarepresenthereפֹ֔הFohH6311,offerH5068willinglyunto thee.

18OJehovah,theGodאֱ֠לֹהֵי'E.lo.heiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֞ם'av.ra.HamH85,ofIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327,andofIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ourfathersH1,keepשֳׁמְרָה־shom.rah-H8104thisforeverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769intheimaginationofthethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֖וֹתmach.she.VotH4284oftheheartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824ofthypeopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,andprepareH3559theirheartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824unto thee;

19andgiveתֵּ֚ןtenH5414untoSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הve.lish.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֗יve.NiH1121aperfectH8003heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824,tokeepלִשְׁמוֹר֙lish.mOrH8104thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687, thytestimoniesעֵדְוֹתֶ֖יךָ'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715,andthystatutesH2708,andtodoallthesethings,andtobuildוְלִבְנ֖וֹתve.liv.NotH1129thepalace,forwhichIhavemadeH6213provision.

20AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951,NowblessH1288JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.Andalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.HalH6951blessedH1288Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,andbowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812theirheads,andworshippedJehovah,andthekingוְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ve.la.Me.lekhH4428.

21AndtheysacrificedH2076sacrificesH2077untoJehovah,andofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burnt-offerings untoJehovah,onthemorrowafterthatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, evenathousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505bullocks,athousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352,andathousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505lambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532,withtheirdrink-offerings,andsacrificesH2077inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

22anddideatH398anddrinkH8354beforeJehovahonthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419gladnessH8057.AndtheymadeSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732kingוַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427thesecondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145time,andanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886himuntoJehovahtobeprinceH5057,andZadokוּלְצָד֖וֹקu.le.tza.DokH6659tobepriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

23ThenSolomonשְׁ֠לֹמֹהShe.lo.mohH8010satH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678ofJehovahaskingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428insteadofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,andprospered;andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478obeyedhim.

24AndalltheprincesH8269,andthemightyוְהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368,andallthesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121likewiseofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, submitted themselves untoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

25AndJehovahmagnifiedH1431Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010exceedinglyinthesightofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbestoweduponhimsuchroyalmajestyה֣וֹדHodH1935ashadnotbeenH1961onanykingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428beforehiminIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

26NowDavidוְדָוִיד֙ve.da.VidH1732thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27Andthetimethathereignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141reignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427heinHebronבְּחֶבְר֤וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andthreeוְשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ve.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsH8141reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427heinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֥םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

28AndhediedH4191inagoodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896oldage,fullofdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,richesH6239,andhonorוְכָב֑וֹדve.kha.VodH3519:andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inhisstead.

29NowtheactsofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,firstH7223andlastH314,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthehistoryofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050theseerהַחֹזֶֽה׃ha.cho.ZehH2374,andinthehistoryofNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andinthehistoryofGadגָּ֥דgadH1410theseerH2374,

30withallhisreignH4438andhismight,andthetimesH6256thatwentoverhim,andoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andoverallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthecountries.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 29

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