New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 2:1-6

1Now SolomonH8010decidedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֙יִת֙ba.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and aroyalלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438palaceוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004for himself.

2SoSolomonH8010assignedוַיִּסְפֹּ֨רvai.yis.PorH560870,000שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙shiv.'Im 'e.lefH7657 H505menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to carryH5449loadsH5449and 80,000וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶףu.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH8084 H505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to quarryחֹצֵ֣בcho.TzevH2672stonein the mountainsבָּהָ֑רba.HarH2022and 3,600שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ פshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.Fim ve.Shesh me.'otH7969 H505 H8337 H3967to superviseוּמְנַצְּחִ֣יםu.me.na.tze.ChimH5329them.

3Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971word toHuramחוּרָ֥םchu.RamH2361the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “As you dealtעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213with Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1and sentוַתִּֽשְׁלַֽח־va.tish.lach-H7971him cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730to buildH1129him a houseH1004to dwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in, so do for me.

4Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,I am about to buildH1129a houseH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֣ם׀le.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my GodH430,dedicatingלְהַקְדִּ֣ישׁle.hak.DishH6942it to Him,to burnלְהַקְטִ֣ירle.hak.TirH6999fragrantסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹֽרֶת־ke.to.ret-H7004beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440Him and to set outthe showbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶתu.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635continuallyתָּמִ֤ידta.MidH8548, and to offerburntוְעֹלוֹת֙ve.'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930morningלַבֹּ֣קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְלָעֶ֔רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153,on sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙la.sha.ba.tOtH7676and on newוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320and on the appointedוּֽלְמוֹעֲדֵ֖יu.le.mo.'a.DeiH4150feastsH4150of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our GodH430,thisH2088being requiredforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5The houseH1004whichH834I am about to buildH1129will begreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419, forgreaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419is our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the godsהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6Butwhoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310is ableיַעֲצָר־ כֹּ֙חַ֙ya.'a.tzor- ko.achH6113 H3581to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Him, for the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the highestוּשְׁמֵ֥יu.she.MeiH8064heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808containיְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּye.khal.ke.Lu.huH3557Him? So whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310am I, that I should buildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Him, exceptאִם־'im-H3588 H518toburnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incensebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440Him?

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