Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 17:17-20

17And yetthis was a small thingוַתִּקְטַ֨ןva.tik.TanH6994in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430; for thou hast alsospokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696of thy servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for a great while to comeלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350,and hast regardedוּרְאִיתַ֗נִיu.re.'i.Ta.niH7200me according to the estateכְּת֧וֹרke.TorH8448of a manהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120of high degreeהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הha.ma.'a.LahH4609,O Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18What canH3254Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732speakmoreH3254to thee for the honourלְכָב֣וֹדle.kha.VodH3519of thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650?for thou knowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650.

19O Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,for thy servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650sake, and according to thine own heartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820,hast thou doneעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213all this greatnessהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420,in making knownלְהֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045all thesegreat thingsהַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ha.ge.du.LotH1420.

20O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, there is none like thee, neither is there anyGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430besideזוּלָתֶ֑ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108thee, according to all that we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our earsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

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