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1 Chronicles 22:14-19

14Now, behold, in my troubleבְעָנְיִ֜יve.'a.ne.YiH6040I have preparedהֲכִינ֣וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068an hundredמֵֽאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505talentsכִּכָּרִ֤יםki.ka.RimH3603of goldזָהָ֞בza.HavH2091,and a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכָּרִ֔יםki.ka.RimH3603of silverוְכֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701;and of brassוְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁתve.la.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוְלַבַּרְזֶל֙ve.la.bar.ZelH1270without weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948;for it is in abundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230:timberוְעֵצִ֤יםve.'e.TzimH6086also and stoneוַאֲבָנִים֙va.'a.va.NimH68have I preparedהֲכִינ֔וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559;and thou mayest addתּוֹסִֽיף׃to.SifH3254thereto.

15Moreover there areworkmenעֹשֵׂ֣י מְלָאכָ֔ה'o.Sei me.la.KhahH4399 H6213with thee in abundanceלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230,hewersחֹצְבִ֕יםcho.tze.VimH2672and workersוְחָרָשֵׁ֥יve.cha.ra.SheiH2796of stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68and timberוָעֵ֑ץva.'EtzH6086,and all manner of cunning menחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450for every manner of workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399.

16Of the goldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091,the silverלַכֶּ֛סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701,and the brassוְלַנְּחֹ֥שֶׁתve.la.ne.Cho.shetH5178,and the ironוְלַבַּרְזֶ֖לve.la.bar.ZelH1270, there isno numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557.Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965therefore,and be doingוַעֲשֵׂ֔הva.'a.SehH6213,And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be with thee.

17Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732also commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680all the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to helpלַעְזֹ֖רla'.ZorH5826Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הlish.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121, saying,

18Isnot Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430with you? and hath he notgiven you restוְהֵנִ֥יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117on every sideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439?for he hath givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776into mine handבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027;and the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776is subduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֥הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

19Now setתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824and your soulוְנַפְשְׁכֶ֔םve.naf.she.KhemH5315to seekלִדְר֖וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;ariseוְק֗וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965therefore, and buildוּבְנוּ֙u.ve.NuH1129ye the sanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁ֙mik.DashH4720of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to bringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944vesselsוּכְלֵי֙u.khe.LeiH3627of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,into the houseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004that is to be builtהַנִּבְנֶ֥הha.niv.NehH1129to the nameלְשֵׁם־le.shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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