Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 22:6-16

6Then David called forוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010and instructed himוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7“My sonבְּנִ֕י אֲנִי֙be.ni 'a.NiH1121 H589,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010, “it wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961inעִם־'im-H5973my heartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the Nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430,

8but this wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔רYah.weh le.MorH3068 H559cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961to meעָלַ֤י'a.LaiH5921: ‘You have shedשָׁפַ֔כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210muchלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230bloodדָּ֤םdamH1818and wagedעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419warsוּמִלְחָמ֥וֹתu.mil.cha.MotH4421.You are notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129a houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004for My Nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588you have shedשָׁפַ֥כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210so muchרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227bloodדָּמִ֣יםda.MimH1818on the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776before Meלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440.

9Butהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009a sonבֵ֞ןvenH1121will be bornנוֹלָ֣דno.LadH3205to youwhoה֤וּאhu'H1931will beיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496.I will give him restוַהֲנִח֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his enemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341on every sideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439;forכִּ֤יkiH3588his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,and I will grantאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414toעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478peaceוְשָׁל֥וֹםve.sha.LomH7965and quietוָשֶׁ֛קֶטva.She.ketH8253during his reignבְּיָמָֽיו׃be.ya.MavH3117.

10Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931is the one who will buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129a houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004for My Nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034.Heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931will beיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961Mysonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121,and Iוַאֲנִי־va.'a.ni-H589will be hisFatherלְאָ֑בle.'AvH1.And I will establishוַהֲכִ֨ינוֹתִ֜יva.ha.Khi.no.TiH3559the throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַלְכוּת֛וֹmal.khu.ToH4438overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.’

11Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258,my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121,may the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961with youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973,and may you succeedוְהִצְלַחְתָּ֗ve.hitz.lach.TaH6743in buildingוּבָנִ֙יתָ֙u.va.Ni.taH1129the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you wouldעָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaH5921.

12Above allאַ֣ךְ'akhH389,may the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068giveיִֽתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414youinsightשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922and understandingוּבִינָ֔הu.vi.NahH998when He puts you in commandוִֽיצַוְּךָ֖vi.tza.ve.KhaH6680overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,so that you may keepוְלִשְׁמ֕וֹרve.lish.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853the Lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

13Thenאָ֣ז'azH227you will succeedתַּצְלִ֔יחַtatz.Li.achH6743,ifאִם־'im-H518you carefullyתִּשְׁמ֗וֹרtish.MorH8104followלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213אֶת־'et-H853the statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872forעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָ֔ץve.'e.MatzH553.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֖א וְאַל־ti.Ra' ve.'al-H3372 H408or discouragedתֵּחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.

14Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,I have taken great painsבְעָנְיִ֜יve.'a.ne.YiH6040to provideהֲכִינ֣וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068—100,000מֵֽאָה־me.'ah-H3967 H505talentsכִּכָּרִ֤יםki.ka.RimH3603of goldזָהָ֞בza.HavH2091,1,000,000H505talentsכִּכָּרִ֔יםki.ka.RimH3603of silverוְכֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701,and bronzeוְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁתve.la.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוְלַבַּרְזֶל֙ve.la.bar.ZelH1270too greatאֵ֣ין כִּ֥י לָרֹ֖ב הָיָ֑ה'ein ki la.Ro ha.YahH3588 H1961 H7230 H369to be weighedמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.I have also providedהֲכִינ֔וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559timberוְעֵצִ֤יםve.'e.TzimH6086and stoneוַאֲבָנִים֙va.'a.va.NimH68,and you may addתּוֹסִֽיף׃to.SifH3254to themוַעֲלֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.lei.HemH5921.

15You also haveוְעִמְּךָ֤ve.'i.me.KhaH5973manyלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230workersעֹשֵׂ֣י מְלָאכָ֔ה'o.Sei me.la.KhahH6213 H4399:stonecuttersחֹצְבִ֕יםcho.tze.VimH2672,masonsוְחָרָשֵׁ֥י אֶ֖בֶןve.cha.ra.Shei 'E.venH2796 H68,carpentersוָעֵ֑ץva.'EtzH6086,and men skilledוְכָל־ חָכָ֖םve.khol cha.KhamH2450 H3605in every kindבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399—

16in goldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091and silverלַכֶּ֛סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701,bronzeוְלַנְּחֹ֥שֶׁתve.la.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוְלַבַּרְזֶ֖לve.la.bar.ZelH1270—craftsmenbeyondאֵ֣ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557.Now beginק֣וּםkumH6965the workוַעֲשֵׂ֔הva.'a.SehH6213,and may the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.”

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