New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 22:6-16

6Thenhe calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010,and chargedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680him to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010, “My sonבְּנִ֕יbe.niH1121,I had intendedלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004to the nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

8But the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You have shedשָׁפַ֔כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210muchלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230bloodדָּ֤םdamH1818and havewagedעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419warsוּמִלְחָמ֥וֹתu.mil.cha.MotH4421;you shall not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129a houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004to My nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588you have shedשָׁפַ֥כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210somuchרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227bloodדָּמִ֣יםda.MimH1818on the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440Me.

9Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,a sonבֵ֞ןvenH1121will be bornנוֹלָ֣דno.LadH3205to you, whoה֤וּאhu'H1931shall be a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496; andI will giveוַהֲנִח֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117him restH5117from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his enemiesH340on everyH5439sideH5439; forhis nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034shall beSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,and I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414peaceוְשָׁל֥וֹםve.sha.LomH7965and quietוָשֶׁ֛קֶטva.She.ketH8253to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in his daysבְּיָמָֽיו׃be.ya.MavH3117.

10He shall buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129a houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004for My nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,and he shall be My sonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121and I will be his fatherלְאָ֑בle.'AvH1;and I will establishוַהֲכִ֨ינוֹתִ֜יva.ha.Khi.no.TiH3559the throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַלְכוּת֛וֹmal.khu.ToH4438overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.’

11Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258,my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be with you that you may be successfulוְהִצְלַחְתָּ֗ve.hitz.lach.TaH6743,and buildוּבָנִ֙יתָ֙u.va.Ni.taH1129the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430justH3512as He has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaH5921you.

12Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068giveיִֽתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414you discretionשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922and understandingוּבִינָ֔הu.vi.NahH998,and giveH6680you chargeH6680overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, so that you maykeepוְלִשְׁמ֕וֹרve.lish.MorH8104the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

13Thenאָ֣ז'azH227you will prosperתַּצְלִ֔יחַtatz.Li.achH6743,ifאִם־'im-H518you are carefulתִּשְׁמ֗וֹרtish.MorH8104to observeלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213the statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and the ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872concerningעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָ֔ץve.'e.MatzH553,do not fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372norH408be dismayedתֵּחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.

14Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,with greatH6040painsH6040I have preparedהֲכִינ֣וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068100,000מֵֽאָה־me.'ah-H3967 H505talentsכִּכָּרִ֤יםki.ka.RimH3603of goldזָהָ֞בza.HavH2091and 1,000,000H505talentsכִּכָּרִ֔יםki.ka.RimH3603of silverוְכֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701, andbronzeוְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁתve.la.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוְלַבַּרְזֶל֙ve.la.bar.ZelH1270beyondאֵ֣ין'einH369weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948, forthey are in greatH7230quantityH7230;also timberוְעֵצִ֤יםve.'e.TzimH6086and stoneוַאֲבָנִים֙va.'a.va.NimH68I have preparedהֲכִינ֔וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559,and you may addתּוֹסִֽיף׃to.SifH3254to them.

15Moreover, there are manyלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230workmenעֹשֵׂ֣י מְלָאכָ֔ה'o.Sei me.la.KhahH4399 H6213with you, stonecuttersחֹצְבִ֕יםcho.tze.VimH2672and masonsH2796of stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68and carpentersוָעֵ֑ץva.'EtzH2796 H6086,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605menH2450who are skillfulH2450in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kind of workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399.

16Of the goldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091,the silverלַכֶּ֛סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701and the bronzeוְלַנְּחֹ֥שֶׁתve.la.ne.Cho.shetH5178and the ironוְלַבַּרְזֶ֖לve.la.bar.ZelH1270thereH369is noH369limitמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557.Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965and workוַעֲשֵׂ֔הva.'a.SehH6213, and maythe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be with you.”

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