New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 16

A Tent for the Ark

1And they broughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935in the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430andplacedוַיַּצִּ֣יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it insideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732had pitchedנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186for it, and they offeredוַיַּקְרִ֛יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126burntעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and peaceוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

2When Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had finishedוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615offeringמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the peaceוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,he blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3He distributedוַיְחַלֵּק֙vay.cha.LekH2505to everyoneלְכָל־le.kholH3605of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bothH4480manH376and womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,to everyoneH376a loafכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899and a portionוְאֶשְׁפָּ֖רve.'esh.ParH829of meatand a raisinH809cakeH809.

4He appointedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414someמִן־min-H4480of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881asministersמְשָׁרְתִ֑יםme.sha.re.TimH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,even to celebrateוּלְהַזְכִּיר֙u.le.haz.KirH2142and to thankוּלְהוֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034and praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218,and secondוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932to him Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148, thenJeielH3262,Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֡הu.ma.tit.YahH4993,Eliabוֶאֱלִיאָ֡בve.'e.li.'AvH446,Benaiahוּבְנָיָהוּ֩u.ve.na.ya.HuH1141,Obed-edomH5654and JeielH3262,with musical instrumentsבִּכְלֵ֤יbikh.LeiH3627,harpsנְבָלִים֙ne.va.LimH5035,lyresוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658;also Asaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623playedloud-soundingמַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃mash.Mi.a'H8085cymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,

6and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141and Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548blewtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

7Thenאָ֣ז'azH227on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732firstבָּרֹ֔אשׁba.RoshH7218assignedנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623and hisrelativesוְאֶחָֽיו׃ פve.'e.ChavH251to giveלְהֹד֖וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.

Psalm of Thanksgiving

8Oh giveהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,callקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121upon His nameבִשְׁמ֔וֹvish.MoH8034;Makeהוֹדִ֥יעוּho.Di.'uH3045knownH3045His deedsעֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃'a.li.lo.TavH5949among the peoplesבָעַמִּ֖יםva.'a.MimH5971.

9Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to Him, singזַמְּרוּ־za.me.ru-H2167praisesH2167to Him;Speakשִׂ֖יחוּSi.chuH7878of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Hiswondersנִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃nif.le.'o.TavH6381.

10Gloryהִֽתְהַֽלְלוּ֙hit.ha.LuH1984in His holyקָדְשׁ֔וֹka.de.ShoH6944nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;Let the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068be gladיִשְׂמַ֕חyis.MachH8055.

11Seekדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and His strengthוְעֻזּ֔וֹve.'u.ZoH5797;Seekבַּקְּשׁ֥וּba.ke.ShuH1245His faceפָנָ֖יוfa.NavH6440continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

12Rememberזִכְר֗וּzikh.RuH2142His wonderfulH6381deedsH6381whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He has doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,His marvelsמֹפְתָ֖יוmo.fe.TavH4159and the judgmentsוּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־u.mish.pe.tei-H4941from His mouthפִֽיהוּ׃Fi.huH6310,

13O seedזֶ֚רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478His servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,Sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,His chosenH972onesבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972!

14He is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;His judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃mish.pa.TavH4941are in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

15Rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142His covenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769,The wordדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697which He commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680to a thousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755,

16The covenantwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּרַת֙ka.RatH3772with Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,And His oathוּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹu.she.vu.'a.ToH7621to Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

17He also confirmedוַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָvai.ya.'a.mi.De.haH5975it to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290for a statuteלְחֹ֔קle.ChokH2706,To Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478as an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285,

18Sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “To you I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנָ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,As the portionחֶ֖בֶלChe.velH2256of your inheritanceנַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃na.cha.lat.KhemH5159.”

19When they were only a fewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,Very fewכִּמְעַ֖טkim.'AtH4592,and strangersוְגָרִ֥יםve.ga.RimH1481in it,

20And they wanderedוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙vai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980about from nationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471to nationגּ֔וֹיGoyH1471, And from onekingdomוּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖הu.mi.mam.la.KhahH4467to anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,

21He permittedהִנִּ֤יחַhi.Ni.achH5117noלֹא־lo'-H3808manלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376to oppressלְעָשְׁקָ֔םle.'a.she.KamH6231them, AndHe reprovedוַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428for their sakesעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921, saying,

22“Do not touchתִּגְּעוּ֙ti.ge.'UH5060My anointedבִּמְשִׁיחָ֔יbim.shi.ChaiH4899onesH4899, AnddoH7489My prophetsוּבִנְבִיאַ֖יu.vin.vi.'AiH5030noH408harmתָּרֵֽעוּ׃ פta.Re.'uH7489.”

23Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;ProclaimH1319good tidingsH1319of His salvationיְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444from dayמִיּֽוֹם־mi.yom-H3117to dayי֖וֹםYomH3117.

24Tellסַפְּר֤וּsa.pe.RuH5608of His gloryכְּבוֹד֔וֹke.vo.DoH3519among the nationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471,His wonderfulH6381deedsH6381among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971.

25Forgreatגָד֨וֹלga.DolH1419is the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,and greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966to be praisedוּמְהֻלָּל֙u.me.hu.LalH1984; He also isto be fearedוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372aboveעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

26For allכָּל־kol-H3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the peoplesהָעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971areidolsאֱלִילִ֔ים'e.li.LimH457,But the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213the heavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.

27Splendorה֤וֹדHodH1935and majestyוְהָדָר֙ve.ha.DarH1926are beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440Him,Strengthעֹ֥ז'ozH5797and joyוְחֶדְוָ֖הve.ched.VahH2304are in His placeבִּמְקֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.

28Ascribeהָב֤וּha.VuH3051to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,O familiesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the peoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971,Ascribeהָב֥וּha.VuH3051to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068gloryכָּב֥וֹדka.VodH3519and strengthוָעֹֽז׃va.'OzH5797.

29Ascribeהָב֥וּha.VuH3051to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519due His nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034;Bringשְׂא֤וּse.'UH5375anofferingמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503,and comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440Him;Worshipהִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּhish.ta.cha.VuH7812the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068inholyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944arrayבְּהַדְרַת־be.had.rat-H1927.

30Trembleחִ֤ילוּChi.luH2342beforeמִלְּפָנָיו֙mi.le.fa.NavH4480 H6440Him, allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;Indeedאַף־'af-H637,the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398is firmlyH3559establishedתִּכּ֥וֹןti.KonH3559,it will not be movedתִּמּֽוֹט׃ti.MotH4131.

31Let the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064be gladיִשְׂמְח֤וּyis.me.ChuH8055,and let the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoiceוְתָגֵ֣לve.ta.GelH1523;And let them sayוְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.RuH559among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֖םva.go.YimH1471, “The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068reignsמָלָֽךְ׃ma.LakhH4427.”

32Let the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220roarיִרְעַ֤םyir.'AmH7481, andallH4393it containsH4393;Let the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704exultיַעֲלֹ֥ץya.'a.LotzH5970,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that is in it.

33Thenאָ֥ז'azH227the treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the forestהַיָּ֑עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293will singH7442for joyיְרַנְּנ֖וּye.ra.ne.NuH7442beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;For He is comingבָ֖אva'H935to judgeלִשְׁפּ֥וֹטlish.PotH8199the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

34O giveהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034to the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, for He isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896;For His lovingkindnessחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617is everlastingלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

35Then sayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559, “Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֙נוּ֙ho.shi.'E.nuH3467us, O Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of our salvationיִשְׁעֵ֔נוּyish.'E.nuH3468,And gatherוְקַבְּצֵ֥נוּve.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908us and deliverוְהַצִּילֵ֖נוּve.ha.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,To giveלְהֹדוֹת֙le.ho.dOtH3034thanksH3034to Your holyקָדְשֶׁ֔ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034, Andgloryלְהִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַle.hish.ta.Be.achH7623in Your praiseבִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃bit.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.”

36Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,From everlastingהָעוֹלָ֖םha.'o.LamH5769even to everlastingהָעֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769.Then allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Amenאָמֵ֔ן'a.MenH543,”and praisedוְהַלֵּ֖לve.ha.LelH1984the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

Worship before the Ark

37So he leftוַיַּֽעֲזָב־vai.ya.'a.zov-H5800Asaphלְאָסָ֖ףle.'a.SafH623and hisrelativesוּלְאֶחָ֑יוu.le.'e.ChavH251thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֞תle.sha.RetH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֛וֹןha.'a.RonH727continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548,as every day’sH3117workH1697requiredH1697;

38andObed-edomH5654withhis 68שִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֑הshi.Shim u.she.mo.NahH8346 H8083relativesוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251;Obed-edomH5654,also the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeduthunיְדִית֛וּןye.di.TunH3038, andHosahוְחֹסָ֖הve.cho.SahH2621as gatekeepersלְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃le.sho.'a.RimH7778.

39He leftZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548and hisrelativesוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the highבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasat Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391,

40to offerלְֽהַעֲלוֹת֩le.ha.'a.lOtH5927burntעֹל֨וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsהָעֹלָ֛הha.'o.LahH5930to the Lordלַיהוָ֜הla.Yah.wehH3068on the altarמִזְבַּ֧חmiz.BachH4196of burntH5930offeringH5930continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548morningלַבֹּ֣קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְלָעָ֑רֶבve.la.'A.revH6153,even according to allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605that is writtenהַכָּתוּב֙ha.ka.TuvH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

41With them wereHemanהֵימָ֣ןhei.ManH1968and Jeduthunוִֽידוּת֔וּןvi.du.TunH3038, andthe restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7605who were chosenהַבְּרוּרִ֔יםha.be.ru.RimH1305,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were designatedנִקְּב֖וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034, togiveלְהֹדוֹת֙le.ho.dOtH3034thanksH3034to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588His lovingkindnessחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617is everlastingלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

42And with them wereHemanהֵימָ֨ןhei.ManH1968and Jeduthunוִֽידוּת֜וּןvi.du.TunH3038withtrumpetsחֲצֹצְר֤וֹתcha.tzo.tze.RotH2689and cymbalsוּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙u.me.tzil.Ta.yimH4700for those who should soundלְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔יםle.mash.mi.'ImH8085aloud, and withinstrumentsוּכְלֵ֖יu.khe.LeiH3627forthe songsשִׁ֣ירshirH7892of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Jeduthunיְדוּת֖וּןye.du.TunH3038for the gateלַשָּֽׁעַר׃la.Sha.'arH8179.

43Then allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971departedוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,and Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732returnedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437to blessלְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.RekhH1288his householdבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ פbei.ToH1004.

A Tent for the Ark

Psalm of Thanksgiving

Worship before the Ark

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16