New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 28:2-9

2Then Kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732roseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085to me, my brethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251and my peopleוְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971; I hadintendedלְבָבִ֡יle.va.ViH3824to buildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129apermanentמְנוּחָ֜הme.nu.ChahH4496homeבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004for the arkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and forthe footstoolוְלַהֲדֹם֙ רַגְלֵ֣יve.la.ha.Dom rag.LeiH1916 H7272of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.So I had madeH3559preparationsH3559to buildלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129it.

3But Godוְהָאֱלֹהִים֙ve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidאָ֣מַר'A.marH559to me, ‘You shall not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129a houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for My nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588you are a manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמ֛וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421and have shedשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃sha.Fa.khe.taH8210bloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818.’

4Yet, the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֩'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478,choseוַיִּבְחַ֡רvai.yiv.CharH977me from allמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1to be kingלְמֶ֤לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769. ForHe has chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063to be a leaderלְנָגִ֔ידle.na.GidH5057; andin the houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and among the sonsוּבִבְנֵ֣יu.viv.NeiH1121of my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1He tookH7521pleasureרָצָ֔הra.TzahH7521in me to makeלְהַמְלִ֖יךְle.ham.LikhH4427mekingH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Of allוּמִכָּ֨ל־u.mi.Kal-H3605my sonsבָּנַ֔יba.NaiH1121(for the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has givenנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414me manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121),He has chosenוַיִּבְחַר֙vai.yiv.CharH977my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣הbish.lo.MohH8010to sitלָשֶׁ֗בֶתla.She.vetH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֛אki.Se'H3678of the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Your sonבִנְךָ֔vin.KhaH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010is the one whoהֽוּא־hu'-H1931shall buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129My houseבֵיתִ֖יvei.TiH1004and My courtsוַחֲצֵרוֹתָ֑יva.cha.tze.ro.TaiH2691;for I have chosenבָחַ֨רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977him to be a sonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121to Me, and I will be a fatherלְאָֽב׃le.'AvH1to him.

7I will establishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559his kingdomמַלְכוּת֖וֹmal.khu.ToH4438foreverעַד־ לְעוֹלָ֑ם'ad- le.'o.LamH5704 H5769ifאִם־'im-H518he resolutelyיֶחֱזַ֗קye.che.ZakH2388performsלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and My ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, asis done nowכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.’

8So nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258,in the sightלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the assemblyקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and in the hearingוּבְאָזְנֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,observeשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104and seekוְדִרְשׁ֔וּve.dir.ShuH1875afterH1875allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430soלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that you may possessH5157the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and bequeathH5157itto your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֥םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פ'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

9“As for you, my sonבְנִ֡יve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה־she.lo.moh-H8010,knowדַּע֩da'H3045the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, andserveוְעָבְדֵ֗הוּve.'a.ve.De.huH5647Him witha wholeשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003heartבְּלֵ֤בbe.LevH3820and a willingחֲפֵצָ֔הcha.fe.TzahH2655mindוּבְנֶ֣פֶשׁu.ve.Ne.feshH5315;for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068searchesדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875allכָל־khol-H3605heartsלְבָבוֹת֙le.va.VotH3824,and understandsמֵבִ֑יןme.VinH995everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605intentיֵ֥צֶרYe.tzerH3336of the thoughtsמַחֲשָׁב֖וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284.Ifאִֽם־'im-H518you seekתִּדְרְשֶׁ֙נּוּ֙tid.re.She.nuH1875Him, He will let you findיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672Him; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you forsakeתַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800Him, He will rejectיַזְנִיחֲךָ֥yaz.ni.cha.KhaH2186you foreverלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.

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