New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Chronicles 28

David’s Address about the Temple

1NowDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732assembledוַיַּקְהֵ֣לvai.yak.HelH6950at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֣יםha.she.va.TimH7626,and the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of the divisionsהַמַּחְלְק֣וֹתha.mach.le.KotH4256that servedהַמְשָׁרְתִ֪יםham.sha.re.TimH8334the kingהַמֶּ֟לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֣יםha.'a.la.FimH505,and the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,and the overseersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of allכָל־khol-H3605the propertyרְכוּשׁ־re.khush-H7399and livestockוּמִקְנֶה֩׀u.mik.NehH4735belonging to the kingלַמֶּ֨לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֜יוu.le.va.NavH1121,with the officialsהַסָּרִיסִ֧יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631andthe mightyוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368,allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the valiantחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428warriorsH1368.

2Then Kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732roseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085to me, my brothersאַחַ֣י'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.MiH8034,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588you 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 householdבֵּית־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 courtyardsוַחֲצֵרוֹתָ֑יva.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 thepresenceוּבְאָזְנֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,keepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104and seekוְדִרְשׁ֔וּve.dir.ShuH1875afterH1875allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430soלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may possessH5157the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and leaveH5157it asH5157anH5157inheritanceוְהִנְחַלְתֶּ֛םve.hin.chal.TemH5157to 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 wholeheartedlyבְּלֵ֤ב שָׁלֵם֙be.Lev sha.LemH8003 H3820and with 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.

10Considerרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,for the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has chosenבָּ֧חַרBa.charH977you to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004for the sanctuaryלַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁla.mik.DashH4720;beH2388courageousH2388and actוַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פva.'a.SehH6213.”

11Then Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414to his sonבְנ֡וֹve.NoH1121Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010the planתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403ofthe porchהָאוּלָם֩ha.'u.LamH197of the temple,its buildingsבָּ֨תָּ֜יוba.TavH1004,its storehousesוְגַנְזַכָּ֧יוve.gan.za.KavH1597,its upperוַעֲלִיֹּתָ֛יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944roomsH5944,its innerהַפְּנִימִ֖יםha.pe.ni.MimH6442roomsוַחֲדָרָ֥יוva.cha.da.RavH2315, andthe roomוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004for theatoningH3727coverהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727;

12and the planוְתַבְנִ֗יתve.tav.NitH8403of allכֹּל֩kolH3605that he hadהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961inmindבָר֙וּחַ֙va.Ru.achH7307,for the courtyardsלְחַצְר֧וֹתle.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and for allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the surroundingסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439roomsהַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957, forthe storehousesלְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙le.'o.tze.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and for the storehousesוּלְאֹצְר֖וֹתu.le.'o.tze.RotH214of the dedicatedH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944;

13also forthe divisionsוּֽלְמַחְלְקוֹת֙u.le.mach.le.kOtH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andthe Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881and for allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the workמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and for allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of serviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

14for the goldenלַזָּהָ֤בla.za.HavH2091utensils,by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָל֙ba.mish.KalH4948of goldלַזָּהָ֔בla.za.HavH2091for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605utensilsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627for everyעֲבוֹדָ֣הa.vo.DahH5656serviceוַעֲבוֹדָ֑הva.'a.vo.DahH5656;for allלְכֹ֨לle.KholH3605the silverהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701utensilsכְּלֵ֤יke.LeiH3627,by weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֔לbe.mish.KalH4948of silverfor allלְכָל־le.kholH3605utensilsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627for everyעֲבוֹדָ֥הa.vo.DahH5656serviceוַעֲבוֹדָֽה׃va.'a.vo.DahH5656;

15and the weightוּמִשְׁקָ֞לu.mish.KalH4948of gold for thegoldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091lampstandsH4501and their goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091lampsוְנֵרֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.ne.ro.tei.HemH5216,with the weightבְּמִשְׁקַל־be.mish.kal-H4948of each lampstandH4501and its lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216; and the weight of silverfor the silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701lampstandsH4501,with the weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948of each lampstandH4501and its lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֔יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216according to the useכַּעֲבוֹדַ֖תka.'a.vo.DatH5656of eachH4501lampstandH4501;

16and the goldהַזָּהָ֥בha.za.HavH2091by weightמִשְׁקָ֛לmish.KalH4948for the tablesלְשֻׁלְחֲנ֥וֹתle.shul.cha.NotH7979of the showbreadהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635,for eachלְשֻׁלְחַ֣ןle.shul.ChanH7979tableוְשֻׁלְחָ֑ןve.shul.ChanH7979;and silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701for the silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701tablesלְשֻׁלְחֲנ֥וֹתle.shul.cha.NotH7979;

17and the forksוְהַמִּזְלָג֧וֹתve.ha.miz.la.GotH4207,the basinsוְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹתve.ha.miz.ra.KotH4219,and the pitchersוְהַקְּשָׂוֹ֖תve.ha.ke.sa.VotH7184of pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;and for the goldenהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091bowlsוְלִכְפוֹרֵ֨יve.likh.fo.ReiH3713with the weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948for eachלִכְפ֣וֹרlikh.ForH3713bowlוּכְפ֔וֹרu.khe.ForH3713;and for the silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701bowlsוְלִכְפוֹרֵ֥יve.likh.fo.ReiH3713with the weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948for eachלִכְפ֥וֹרlikh.ForH3713bowlוּכְפֽוֹר׃u.khe.ForH3713;

18and forthe altarוּלְמִזְבַּ֧חu.le.miz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004,refinedמְזֻקָּ֖קme.zu.KakH2212goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948;and goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091for the modelוּלְתַבְנִ֣יתu.le.tav.NitH8403of the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818, andthe cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֤יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742that spreadלְפֹ֣רְשִׂ֔יםle.Fo.re.SimH6566outH6566their wingsand coveredוְסֹכְכִ֖יםve.so.khe.KhimH5526the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19“Allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605this,” said David, “the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068made me understandהִשְׂכִּ֑ילhis.KilH7919in writingבִּכְתָ֛בbikh.TavH3791by Hishandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027upon me,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedetailsמַלְאֲכ֥וֹתmal.'a.KhotH4399of this patternהַתַּבְנִֽית׃ פha.tav.NitH8403.”

20Then Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his sonבְנ֗וֹve.NoH1121Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010, “Be strongחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמַץ֙ve.'e.MatzH553,and actוַעֲשֵׂ֔הva.'a.SehH6213;do not fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372norH408be dismayedתֵּחָ֑תte.ChatH2865,for the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430, is with you.He will not failיַרְפְּךָ֙yar.pe.KhaH7503you norH3808forsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֔ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800you untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the workמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399for the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068is finishedלִכְל֕וֹתlikh.LotH3615.

21Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009, there arethe divisionsמַחְלְקוֹת֙mach.le.kOtH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881for allH3605the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֖תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andeveryH3605willingנָדִ֤יבna.DivH5081manH5081of anyH3605skillבַּֽחָכְמָה֙ba.cha.khe.MahH2451will be with you in allH3605the workמְלָאכָ֜הme.la.KhahH4399for allH3605kinds of serviceעֲבוֹדָ֔הa.vo.DahH5656.The officialsוְהַשָּׂרִ֥יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269also and allH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will be entirelyH3605at your commandדְּבָרֶֽיךָ׃ פde.va.Rei.khaH1697.”

David’s Address about the Temple

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28