New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Chronicles 28:1-3

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.’

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