Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 28:1-3

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.’

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