67Moreover he refusedוַ֭יִּמְאַסVai.yim.'asH3988the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,and choseבָחָֽר׃va.CharH977not the tribeוּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶטu.ve.She.vetH7626of Ephraimאֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669:
68But choseוַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.charH977the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,the mountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726which he lovedאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157.
69And he builtוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹmik.da.ShoH4720like highרָ֭מִיםRa.mimH7311palaces,like the earthכְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץke.'E.retzH776which he hath establishedיְסָדָ֥הּye.sa.DahH3245for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
70He choseוַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.charH977Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732also his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650,and tookוַ֝יִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him from the sheepfoldsמִֽמִּכְלְאֹ֥ת צֹֽאן׃mi.mikh.le.'Ot TzonH6629H4356:
71From followingמֵאַחַ֥רme.'a.CharH310the ewes great with youngעָל֗וֹתa.LotH5763he broughtהֱ֫בִיא֥וֹhe.vi.'OH935him to feedלִ֭רְעוֹתLir.'otH7462Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֣בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,and Israelוּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.
72So he fedוַ֭יִּרְעֵםVai.yir.'emH7462them according to the integrityכְּתֹ֣םke.TomH8537of his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824;and guidedיַנְחֵֽם׃yan.ChemH5148them by the skilfulnessוּבִתְבוּנ֖וֹתu.vit.vu.NotH8394of his handsכַּפָּ֣יוka.PavH3709.
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