Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 16

1So they broughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and setוַיַּצִּ֣יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168that Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732had pitchedנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186for it: and they offeredוַיַּקְרִ֛יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126burnt sacrificesעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

2And when Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had made an endוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615of offeringמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927the burnt offeringsהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and the peace offeringsוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002,he blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And he dealtוַיְחַלֵּק֙vay.cha.LekH2505to every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,both manמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376and womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,to every oneלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376a loafכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,and a good piece of fleshוְאֶשְׁפָּ֖רve.'esh.ParH829,and a flagonוַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃va.'a.shi.ShahH809of wine.

4And he appointedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414certainof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881to ministerמְשָׁרְתִ֑יםme.sha.re.TimH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and to recordוּלְהַזְכִּיר֙u.le.haz.KirH2142,and to thankוּלְהוֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034and praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218,and nextוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932to him Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,Jeielיְעִיאֵ֡לye.'i.'ElH3273,and Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,and Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,and Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֡הu.ma.tit.YahH4993,and Eliabוֶאֱלִיאָ֡בve.'e.li.'AvH446,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָהוּ֩u.ve.na.ya.HuH1141,and Obed–edomH5654:and Jeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֗לvi.'i.'ElH3273with psalteriesבִּכְלֵ֤י נְבָלִים֙bikh.Lei ne.va.LimH3627 H5035and with harpsוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658;but Asaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623made a soundמַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃mash.Mi.a'H8085with cymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700;

6Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141also and Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

7Then on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414firstבָּרֹ֔אשׁba.RoshH7218this psalmto thankלְהֹד֖וֹתle.ho.DotH3034Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623and his brethrenוְאֶחָֽיו׃ פve.'e.ChavH251.

8Give thanksהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,callקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121upon his nameבִשְׁמ֔וֹvish.MoH8034,make knownהוֹדִ֥יעוּho.Di.'uH3045his deedsעֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃'a.li.lo.TavH5949among the peopleבָעַמִּ֖יםva.'a.MimH5971.

9Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891unto him, sing psalmsזַמְּרוּ־za.me.ru-H2167unto him, talkשִׂ֖יחוּSi.chuH7878ye of all his wondrousנִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃nif.le.'o.TavH6381works.

10Gloryהִֽתְהַֽלְלוּ֙hit.ha.LuH1984ye in his holyקָדְשׁ֔וֹka.de.ShoH6944nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034:let the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820of them rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֕חyis.MachH8055that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11Seekדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and his strengthוְעֻזּ֔וֹve.'u.ZoH5797,seekבַּקְּשׁ֥וּba.ke.ShuH1245his faceפָנָ֖יוfa.NavH6440continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

12Rememberזִכְר֗וּzikh.RuH2142his marvellousנִפְלְאֹתָיו֙nif.le.'o.TavH6381works that he hath doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,his wondersמֹפְתָ֖יוmo.fe.TavH4159,and the judgmentsוּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־u.mish.pe.tei-H4941of his mouthפִֽיהוּ׃Fi.huH6310;

13O ye seedזֶ֚רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478his servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,ye childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,his chosen onesבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972.

14He isYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;his judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃mish.pa.TavH4941arein all the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

15Be ye mindfulזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142alwaysלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769of his covenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285;the wordדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697whichhe commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680to a thousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755;

16Even of the covenantwhich he madeכָּרַת֙ka.RatH3772with Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,and of his oathוּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹu.she.vu.'a.ToH7621unto Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327;

17And hath confirmedוַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָvai.ya.'a.mi.De.haH5975the same to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290for a lawלְחֹ֔קle.ChokH2706, andto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478foran everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285,

18Sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Unto thee will I giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנָ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,the lotחֶ֖בֶלChe.velH2256of your inheritanceנַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃na.cha.lat.KhemH5159;

19When ye were but fewמְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔רme.Tei mis.ParH4962 H4557,even a fewכִּמְעַ֖טkim.'AtH4592,and strangersוְגָרִ֥יםve.ga.RimH1481in it.

20And whenthey wentוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙vai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980from nationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471to nationגּ֔וֹיGoyH1471, and from onekingdomוּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖הu.mi.mam.la.KhahH4467to anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971;

21He sufferedH3240no manלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376to do them wrongלְעָשְׁקָ֔םle.'a.she.KamH6231:yea, he reprovedוַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428for their sakes,

22Saying,Touchתִּגְּעוּ֙ti.ge.'UH5060not mine anointedבִּמְשִׁיחָ֔יbim.shi.ChaiH4899,and do my prophetsוּבִנְבִיאַ֖יu.vin.vi.'AiH5030no harmתָּרֵֽעוּ׃ פta.Re.'uH7489.

23Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,all the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;shew forthבַּשְּׂר֥וּba.se.RuH1319from dayמִיּֽוֹם־mi.yom-H3117to dayי֖וֹםYomH3117his salvationיְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444.

24Declareסַפְּר֤וּsa.pe.RuH5608his gloryכְּבוֹד֔וֹke.vo.DoH3519among the heathenבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471;his marvellous worksנִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃nif.le.'o.TavH6381among all nationsהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971.

25For greatגָד֨וֹלga.DolH1419isYhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,and greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966to be praisedוּמְהֻלָּל֙u.me.hu.LalH1984: he also isto be fearedוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372above all godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

26For all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleהָעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971areidolsאֱלִילִ֔ים'e.li.LimH457:But Yhwhוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213the heavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.

27Gloryה֤וֹדHodH1935and honourוְהָדָר֙ve.ha.DarH1926arein his presenceלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440;strengthעֹ֥ז'ozH5797and gladnessוְחֶדְוָ֖הve.ched.VahH2304arein his placeבִּמְקֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.

28Giveהָב֤וּha.VuH3051unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,ye kindredsמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the peopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068gloryכָּב֥וֹדka.VodH3519and strengthוָעֹֽז׃va.'OzH5797.

29Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519dueunto his nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034:bringשְׂא֤וּse.'UH5375an offeringמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503,and comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him: worshipהִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּhish.ta.cha.VuH7812Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068in the beautyבְּהַדְרַת־be.had.rat-H1927of holinessקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

30Fearחִ֤ילוּChi.luH2342beforeמִלְּפָנָיו֙mi.le.fa.NavH6440him, all the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398also shall be stableתִּכּ֥וֹןti.KonH3559,that it be not movedתִּמּֽוֹט׃ti.MotH4131.

31Let the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064be gladיִשְׂמְח֤וּyis.me.ChuH8055,and let the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoiceוְתָגֵ֣לve.ta.GelH1523: and let mensayוְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.RuH559among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֖םva.go.YimH1471,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068reignethמָלָֽךְ׃ma.LakhH4427.

32Let the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220roarיִרְעַ֤םyir.'AmH7481,and the fulnessוּמְלוֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393thereof: let the fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704rejoiceיַעֲלֹ֥ץya.'a.LotzH5970, and all that is therein.

33Then shall the treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the woodהַיָּ֑עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293sing outיְרַנְּנ֖וּye.ra.ne.NuH7442at the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,because he comethבָ֖אva'H935to judgeלִשְׁפּ֥וֹטlish.PotH8199the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

34O give thanksהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034unto Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068; for he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896;for his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

35And sayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559ye, Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֙נוּ֙ho.shi.'E.nuH3467us, O Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of our salvationיִשְׁעֵ֔נוּyish.'E.nuH3468,and gather us togetherוְקַבְּצֵ֥נוּve.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908,and deliverוְהַצִּילֵ֖נוּve.ha.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,that we may give thanksלְהֹדוֹת֙le.ho.dOtH3034to thy holyקָדְשֶׁ֔ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034, andgloryלְהִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַle.hish.ta.Be.achH7623in thy praiseבִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃bit.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.

36Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478for everהָעוֹלָ֖םha.'o.LamH5769and everהָעֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769.And all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Amenאָמֵ֔ן'a.MenH543,and praisedוְהַלֵּ֖לve.ha.LelH1984Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

37So he leftוַיַּֽעֲזָב־vai.ya.'a.zov-H5800there beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Asaphלְאָסָ֖ףle.'a.SafH623and his brethrenוּלְאֶחָ֑יוu.le.'e.ChavH251,to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֞תle.sha.RetH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֛וֹןha.'a.RonH727continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548,as every day’sי֥וֹםYomH3117workלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697requiredבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117:

38And Obed–edomH5654with their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251,threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֣יםshi.ShimH8346and eightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֑הu.she.mo.NahH8083;Obed–edomH5654also the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeduthunיְדִית֛וּןye.di.TunH3038and Hosahוְחֹסָ֖הve.cho.SahH2621to beportersלְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃le.sho.'a.RimH7778:

39And Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,and his brethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the high placeבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116that wasat Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391,

40To offerלְֽהַעֲלוֹת֩le.ha.'a.lOtH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֨וֹתo.LotH5930unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֜הla.Yah.wehH3068upon the altarמִזְבַּ֧חmiz.BachH4196of the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֛הha.'o.LahH5930continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548morningלַבֹּ֣קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְלָעָ֑רֶבve.la.'A.revH6153, and to doaccording to all that is writtenהַכָּתוּב֙ha.ka.TuvH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

41And with them Hemanהֵימָ֣ןhei.ManH1968and Jeduthunוִֽידוּת֔וּןvi.du.TunH3038,and the restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7605that were chosenהַבְּרוּרִ֔יםha.be.ru.RimH1305,who were expressedנִקְּב֖וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034,to give thanksלְהֹדוֹת֙le.ho.dOtH3034to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,because his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769;

42And with them Hemanהֵימָ֨ןhei.ManH1968and Jeduthunוִֽידוּת֜וּןvi.du.TunH3038with trumpetsחֲצֹצְר֤וֹתcha.tzo.tze.RotH2689and cymbalsוּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙u.me.tzil.Ta.yimH4700for those that should make a soundלְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔יםle.mash.mi.'ImH8085,and with musicalשִׁ֣ירshirH7892instrumentsוּכְלֵ֖יu.khe.LeiH3627of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Jeduthunיְדוּת֖וּןye.du.TunH3038wereportersלַשָּֽׁעַר׃la.Sha.'arH8179.

43And all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971departedH3212every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004:and Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732returnedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437to blessלְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.RekhH1288his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ פbei.ToH1004.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16