New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 22:2-5

2So Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732gaveH559ordersH559to gatherלִכְנוֹס֙likh.nOsH3664the foreignersהַגֵּרִ֔יםha.ge.RimH1616whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andhe setוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975stonecuttersחֹֽצְבִ֗יםcho.tze.VimH2672to hewלַחְצוֹב֙lach.tzOvH2672out stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68to buildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

3Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559largeH7230quantitiesH7230of ironוּבַרְזֶ֣ל׀u.var.ZelH1270to make the nailsלַֽמִּסְמְרִ֞יםla.mis.me.RimH4548for the doorsלְדַלְת֧וֹתle.dal.TotH1817of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֛יםha.she.'a.RimH8179and for the clampsוְלַֽמְחַבְּר֖וֹתve.lam.cha.be.RotH4226,and moreH7230bronzeוּנְחֹ֥שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178than could be weighedמִשְׁקָֽל׃mish.KalH4948;

4and timbersוַעֲצֵ֥יva.'a.TzeiH6086of cedarאֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.ZimH730logs beyondלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557, forthe Sidoniansהַצִּֽידֹנִ֨יםha.tzi.do.NimH6722and Tyriansוְהַצֹּרִ֜יםve.ha.tzo.RimH6876broughtהֵ֠בִיאוּHe.vi.'uH935largeH7230quantitiesH7230of cedarאֲרָזִ֛ים'a.ra.ZimH730timberעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086to Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃ פle.da.VidH1732.

5Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My sonבְנִי֮ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010is youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and inexperiencedוָרָךְ֒va.roKhH7390,and the houseוְהַבַּ֜יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that is to be builtלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129for the Lordלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068shall be exceedinglyלְמַ֜עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605magnificentלְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀le.hag.DilH1431,famousלְשֵׁ֤םle.ShemH8034and gloriousוּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙u.le.tif.'E.retH8597throughout allלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776. Thereforenowנָּ֖אna'H4994I will makeH3559preparationH3559for it.” So Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732madeH3559ampleלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230preparationsH3559beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

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