Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 22:7-11

7And Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010,My sonבְּנִ֕יbe.niH1121,as for me, it was in my mindלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004unto the nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430:

8But the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou hast shedשָׁפַ֔כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210bloodדָּ֤םdamH1818abundantlyלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230,and hast madeעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419warsוּמִלְחָמ֥וֹתu.mil.cha.MotH4421:thou shalt not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129an houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004unto my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,because thou hast shedשָׁפַ֥כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210muchרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227bloodדָּמִ֣יםda.MimH1818upon the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776in my sightלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440.

9Behold, a sonבֵ֞ןvenH1121shall be bornנוֹלָ֣דno.LadH3205to thee, who shall be a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496;and I will give him restוַהֲנִח֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117from all his enemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341round aboutמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439:for his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034shall be Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,and I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414peaceוְשָׁל֥וֹםve.sha.LomH7965and quietnessוָשֶׁ֛קֶטva.She.ketH8253unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in his daysבְּיָמָֽיו׃be.ya.MavH3117.

10He shall buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129an houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004for my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034;and he shall be my sonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121, and I will behis fatherלְאָ֑בle.'AvH1;and I will establishוַהֲכִ֨ינוֹתִ֜יva.ha.Khi.no.TiH3559the throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַלְכוּת֛וֹmal.khu.ToH4438over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

11Now, my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be with thee; and prosperוְהִצְלַחְתָּ֗ve.hitz.lach.TaH6743thou, and buildוּבָנִ֙יתָ֙u.va.Ni.taH1129the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,as he hath saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696of thee.

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