New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 6:4-11

4He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696with His mouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310to my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732and has fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390itwith His handsוּבְיָדָ֥יוu.ve.ya.DavH3027,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5‘Sinceמִן־min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I broughtהוֹצֵ֣אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318My peopleעַמִּי֮'a.MiH5971from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,I did not chooseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977a cityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in whichto buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004that My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,norH3808did I chooseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977anyH376manH376for a leaderנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

6butI have chosenוָאֶבְחַר֙va.'ev.CharH977Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389that My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033, and Ihave chosenוָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.CharH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔ידbe.da.VidH1732to be overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

7Now it wasin the heartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8But the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732, ‘Becauseיַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834it wasin your heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for My nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,you didH2895wellהֱֽטִיב֔וֹתָheti.Vo.taH2895that it wasin your heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.

9NeverthelessH7534you shall not buildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,but your sonבִנְךָ֙vin.KhaH1121whowill be bornהַיּוֹצֵ֣א מֵֽחֲלָצֶ֔יךָhai.yo.Tze' me.cha.la.Tzei.khaH3318 H2504to you, he shall buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for My nameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.’

10Now the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has fulfilledוַיָּ֣קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965His wordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697whichH834He spokeדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696;for I have risenוָאָק֡וּםva.'a.KumH6965in the placeתַּחַת֩ta.ChatH8478of my fatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732and sitוָאֵשֵׁ֣ב׀va.'e.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068promisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,and have builtוָאֶבְנֶ֣הva.'ev.NehH1129the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11ThereH8033I have setוָאָשִׂ֥יםva.'a.SimH7760the arkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

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