Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 28:4-5

4Howbeit Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֩'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478choseוַיִּבְחַ֡רvai.yiv.CharH977me before all the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1to be kingלְמֶ֤לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478for everלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769:for he hath chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063to bethe rulerלְנָגִ֔ידle.na.GidH5057;and of the houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1;and among the sonsוּבִבְנֵ֣יu.viv.NeiH1121of my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1he likedרָצָ֔הra.TzahH7521me to make mekingלְהַמְלִ֖יךְle.ham.LikhH4427over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5And of all my sonsבָּנַ֔יba.NaiH1121, (for Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414me manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,)he hath chosenוַיִּבְחַר֙vai.yiv.CharH977Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣הbish.lo.MohH8010my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121to sitלָשֶׁ֗בֶתla.She.vetH3427upon the throneכִּסֵּ֛אki.Se'H3678of the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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