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1 Chronicles 22:5-9

5And Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010my sonבְנִי֮ve.NiH1121isyoungנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and tenderוָרָךְ֒va.roKhH7390,and the houseוְהַבַּ֜יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that isto be buildedלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129for the Lordלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068must beexceedingלְמַ֜עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605magnificalלְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀le.hag.DilH1431,of fameלְשֵׁ֤םle.ShemH8034and of gloryוּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙u.le.tif.'E.retH8597throughout all countriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776: I will thereforenow make preparationאָכִ֥ינָה'a.Khi.nahH3559for it. So Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732preparedוַיָּ֧כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559abundantlyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

6Then he calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121,and chargedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680him to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010,My sonבְּנִ֕יbe.niH1121,as for me, it was in my mindלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004unto the nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430:

8But the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou hast shedשָׁפַ֔כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210bloodדָּ֤םdamH1818abundantlyלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230,and hast madeעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419warsוּמִלְחָמ֥וֹתu.mil.cha.MotH4421:thou shalt not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129an houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004unto my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,because thou hast shedשָׁפַ֥כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210muchרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227bloodדָּמִ֣יםda.MimH1818upon the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776in my sightלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440.

9Behold, a sonבֵ֞ןvenH1121shall be bornנוֹלָ֣דno.LadH3205to thee, who shall be a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496;and I will give him restוַהֲנִח֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117from all his enemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341round aboutמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439:for his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034shall be Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,and I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414peaceוְשָׁל֥וֹםve.sha.LomH7965and quietnessוָשֶׁ֛קֶטva.She.ketH8253unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in his daysבְּיָמָֽיו׃be.ya.MavH3117.

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