Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 28

1Now Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853summonedוַיַּקְהֵ֣לvai.yak.HelH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478toאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֣יםha.she.va.TimH7626,the leadersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of the divisionsהַמַּחְלְק֣וֹתha.mach.le.KotH4256in the king’sהַמֶּ֟לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428serviceהַמְשָׁרְתִ֪יםham.sha.re.TimH8334אֶת־'et-H853,the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֣יםha.'a.la.FimH505andוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,and the officialsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269in charge of allכָל־khol-H3605the propertyרְכוּשׁ־re.khush-H7399and cattleוּמִקְנֶה֩׀u.mik.NehH4735of the kingלַמֶּ֨לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֜יוu.le.va.NavH1121,along withעִם־'im-H5973the court officialsהַסָּרִיסִ֧יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631and mighty menוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368—everyוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605mighty manגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368of valorחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

2Then Kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732roseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965toעַל־'al-H5921his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listen to meשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085,my brothersאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251and my peopleוְעַמִּ֑י אֲנִ֣יve.'a.Mi 'a.NiH5971 H589.It was inעִם־'im-H5973my heartלְבָבִ֡יle.va.ViH3824to buildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129a houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004as a resting placeמְנוּחָ֜הme.nu.ChahH4496for the arkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and as a footstoolוְלַהֲדֹם֙ רַגְלֵ֣יve.la.ha.Dom rag.LeiH1916 H7272for our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.I had made preparationsוַהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיva.ha.khi.No.tiH3559to build itלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129,

3but Godוְהָאֱלֹהִים֙ve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidאָ֣מַר'A.marH559to me, ‘You are notלֹא־lo'-H3808to buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129a houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for My Nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַ֖תָּה'A.tahH859are a manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמ֛וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421who has shedשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃sha.Fa.khe.taH8210bloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818.’

4Yet the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֩'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478,choseוַיִּבְחַ֡רvai.yiv.CharH977meout of allמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605my father’sאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004to beלִהְי֨וֹתlih.YotH1961kingלְמֶ֤לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588He choseבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063as leaderלְנָגִ֔ידle.na.GidH5057,and from the houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063He chosemy father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and from my father’sאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1sonsוּבִבְנֵ֣יu.viv.NeiH1121He was pleasedרָצָ֔הra.TzahH7521to make me kingלְהַמְלִ֖יךְle.ham.LikhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And of allוּמִכָּ֨ל־u.mi.Kal-H3605my sonsבָּנַ֔יba.NaiH1121—forכִּ֚יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has givenנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414memanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121—He has chosenוַיִּבְחַר֙vai.yiv.CharH977Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣הbish.lo.MohH8010my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121to sitלָשֶׁ֗בֶתla.She.vetH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֛אki.Se'H3678of the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010your sonבִנְךָ֔vin.KhaH1121is the oneהֽוּא־hu'-H1931who will buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129My houseבֵיתִ֖יvei.TiH1004and My courtsוַחֲצֵרוֹתָ֑יva.cha.tze.ro.TaiH2691,forכִּי־ki-H3588I have chosen himבָחַ֨רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977as Mysonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121,and Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will beאֶֽהְיֶה־'eh.yeh-H1961hisFatherלְאָֽב׃le.'AvH1.

7I will establishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559אֶת־'et-H853his kingdomמַלְכוּת֖וֹmal.khu.ToH4438foreverעַד־ לְעוֹלָ֑ם'ad- le.'o.LamH5704 H5769,ifאִם־'im-H518he resolutelyיֶחֱזַ֗קye.che.ZakH2388carries outלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,as is being doneכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117this dayהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088.’

8So nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258in the sightלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the assemblyקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and in the hearingוּבְאָזְנֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,keepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104and seek outוְדִרְשׁ֔וּve.dir.ShuH1875allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,so thatלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may possessתִּֽירְשׁוּ֙ti.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853this goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and leave it as an inheritanceוְהִנְחַלְתֶּ֛םve.hin.chal.TemH5157to your descendantsלִבְנֵיכֶ֥ם אַחֲרֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.Khem 'a.cha.rei.KhemH1121 H310foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פ'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

9As for youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה־she.lo.moh-H8010my sonבְנִ֡יve.NiH1121,knowדַּע֩da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and serve Himוְעָבְדֵ֗הוּve.'a.ve.De.huH5647wholeheartedlyבְּלֵ֤ב שָׁלֵם֙be.Lev sha.LemH3820 H8003and with a willingחֲפֵצָ֔הcha.fe.TzahH2655mindוּבְנֶ֣פֶשׁu.ve.Ne.feshH5315,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068searchesדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875everyכָל־khol-H3605heartלְבָבוֹת֙le.va.VotH3824and understandsמֵבִ֑יןme.VinH995the intentיֵ֥צֶרYe.tzerH3336of everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thoughtמַחֲשָׁב֖וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284.Ifאִֽם־'im-H518you seek Himתִּדְרְשֶׁ֙נּוּ֙tid.re.She.nuH1875,He will be foundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672by you;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you forsake Himתַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800,He will reject youיַזְנִיחֲךָ֥yaz.ni.cha.KhaH2186foreverלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.

10Considerרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has chosenבָּ֧חַרBa.charH977youto buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004for the sanctuaryלַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁla.mik.DashH4720.Be strongחֲזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388and do itוַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פva.'a.SehH6213.”

The Plans for the Temple

11Then Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414his sonבְנ֡וֹve.NoH1121אֶת־'et-H853Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010the plansתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403for the porticoהָאוּלָם֩ha.'u.LamH197of the temple,וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853its buildingsבָּ֨תָּ֜יוba.TavH1004,storehousesוְגַנְזַכָּ֧יוve.gan.za.KavH1597,upper roomsוַעֲלִיֹּתָ֛יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944,innerהַפְּנִימִ֖יםha.pe.ni.MimH6442roomsוַחֲדָרָ֥יוva.cha.da.RavH2315,and the roomוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004for the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727.

12The plansוְתַבְנִ֗יתve.tav.NitH8403contained everythingכֹּל֩kolH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Davidhadהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961inעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973mindבָר֙וּחַ֙va.Ru.achH7307for the courtsלְחַצְר֧וֹתle.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,for allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the surroundingסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439roomsהַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957,for the treasuriesלְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙le.'o.tze.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430andוּלְאֹצְר֖וֹתu.le.'o.tze.RotH214of the dedicated thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944,

13for the divisionsוּֽלְמַחְלְקוֹת֙u.le.mach.le.kOtH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,for allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the workמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of serviceעֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.DatH5656in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and for allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the articlesכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of serviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

14the weightלַזָּהָ֤ב בַּמִּשְׁקָל֙la.za.Hav ba.mish.KalH4948 H2091of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the goldלַזָּהָ֔בla.za.HavH2091articlesכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627for every kind of serviceH5656;the weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֔לbe.mish.KalH4948of allלְכֹ֨לle.KholH3605the silverהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701articlesכְּלֵ֤יke.LeiH3627for every kindלְכָל־ כְּלֵ֖יle.khol ke.LeiH3605 H3627of serviceH5656;

15the weightוּמִשְׁקָ֞לu.mish.KalH4948of the goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091lampstandsH4501and theirזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091lampsוְנֵרֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.ne.ro.tei.HemH5216,including the weightבְּמִשְׁקַל־be.mish.kal-H4948of each lampstandH4501and its lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216;the weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948of each silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701lampstandH4501and its lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֔יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216,according to the useכַּעֲבוֹדַ֖תka.'a.vo.DatH5656of each lampstandH4501;

16וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the weightמִשְׁקָ֛לmish.KalH4948of goldהַזָּהָ֥בha.za.HavH2091for each tableH7979of showbreadהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635,and of silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701H7979for the silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701tablesH7979;

17the weight ofthe pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091for the forksוְהַמִּזְלָג֧וֹתve.ha.miz.la.GotH4207,sprinkling bowlsוְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹתve.ha.miz.ra.KotH4219,and pitchersוְהַקְּשָׂוֹ֖תve.ha.ke.sa.VotH7184;the weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948of each goldהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091dishH3713;the weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948 H3713of each silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701bowlH3713;

18the weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948of the refinedמְזֻקָּ֖קme.zu.KakH2212goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091for the altarוּלְמִזְבַּ֧חu.le.miz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004;and the plansוּלְתַבְנִ֣יתu.le.tav.NitH8403for the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818of the goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֤יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742that spreadלְפֹ֣רְשִׂ֔יםle.Fo.re.SimH6566their wingsand overshadowedוְסֹכְכִ֖ים עַל־ve.so.khe.Khim 'al-H5526 H5921the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19“All thisהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605,” said David, “allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the detailsמַלְאֲכ֥וֹתmal.'a.KhotH4399of this planהַתַּבְנִֽית׃ פha.tav.NitH8403,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has made clear to meהִשְׂכִּ֑ילhis.KilH7919in writingבִּכְתָ֛בbikh.TavH3791by His handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027upon meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921.”

20David alsoדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנ֗וֹve.NoH1121, “Be strongחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמַץ֙ve.'e.MatzH553,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֔הva.'a.SehH6213it.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֖א וְאַל־ti.Ra' ve.'al-H3372 H408or discouragedתֵּחָ֑תte.ChatH2865,forכִּי֩kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430,is with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973.He will neitherלֹ֤אlo'H3808fail youיַרְפְּךָ֙ וְלֹ֣אyar.pe.Kha ve.Lo'H7503 H3808nor forsake youיַֽעַזְבֶ֔ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800beforeעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the workמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399for the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068is finishedלִכְל֕וֹתlikh.LotH3615.

21The divisionsמַחְלְקוֹת֙mach.le.kOtH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881are readyוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֖תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andוְעִמְּךָ֙ve.'i.me.KhaH5973everyבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605willing manנָדִ֤יבna.DivH5081of everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605skillבַּֽחָכְמָה֙ba.cha.khe.MahH2451will be at your disposal for the workמְלָאכָ֜הme.la.KhahH4399.The officialsוְהַשָּׂרִ֥יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and allלְכָל־ עֲבוֹדָ֔הle.khol a.vo.DahH3605 H5656the peopleוְכָל־ הָעָ֖םve.khol ha.'AmH5971 H3605are fully at yourלְכָל־le.kholH3605commandדְּבָרֶֽיךָ׃ פde.va.Rei.khaH1697.”

The Plans for the Temple

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28