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1 Chronicles 22:2-5

2So Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732gave ordersוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to gatherלִכְנוֹס֙likh.nOsH3664אֶת־'et-H853the foreignersהַגֵּרִ֔יםha.ge.RimH1616אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,from whom he appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975stonecuttersחֹֽצְבִ֗יםcho.tze.VimH2672to prepareלַחְצוֹב֙lach.tzOvH2672finishedגָזִ֔יתga.ZitH1496stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68for buildingלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

3Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732providedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559a large quantity ofלָ֠רֹבla.roH7230ironוּבַרְזֶ֣ל׀u.var.ZelH1270to make the nailsלַֽמִּסְמְרִ֞יםla.mis.me.RimH4548for the doorsלְדַלְת֧וֹתle.dal.TotH1817of the gatewaysהַשְּׁעָרִ֛יםha.she.'a.RimH8179and for the fittingsוְלַֽמְחַבְּר֖וֹתve.lam.cha.be.RotH4226,together with moreלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230bronzeוּנְחֹ֥שֶׁת אֵ֥יןu.ne.Cho.shet 'einH5178 H369than could be weighedמִשְׁקָֽל׃mish.KalH4948

4and moreמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557cedarאֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.ZimH730logsוַעֲצֵ֥יva.'a.TzeiH6086than could be countedלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369;forכִּֽיkiH3588the Sidoniansהַצִּֽידֹנִ֨יםha.tzi.do.NimH6722and Tyriansוְהַצֹּרִ֜יםve.ha.tzo.RimH6876had broughtהֵ֠בִיאוּHe.vi.'uH935a large quantity ofלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230cedarאֲרָזִ֛ים'a.ra.ZimH730logsעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086to Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃ פle.da.VidH1732.

5And Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My sonבְנִי֮ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010is youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and inexperiencedוָרָךְ֒va.roKhH7390,and the houseוְהַבַּ֜יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004to be builtלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129for the LORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068must be exceedinglyלְמַ֜עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605magnificentלְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀le.hag.DilH1431—famousלְשֵׁ֤םle.ShemH8034and gloriousוּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙u.le.tif.'E.retH8597throughout allלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776.Thereforeנָּ֖אna'H4994I must make preparationsאָכִ֥ינָה'a.Khi.nahH3559for it.”So Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732made lavishלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230preparationsוַיָּ֧כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

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