Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 28:9-20

9And thou, Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה־she.lo.moh-H8010my sonבְנִ֡יve.NiH1121,knowדַּע֩da'H3045thou the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,and serveוְעָבְדֵ֗הוּve.'a.ve.De.huH5647him with a perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003heartבְּלֵ֤בbe.LevH3820and with a willingחֲפֵצָ֔הcha.fe.TzahH2655mindוּבְנֶ֣פֶשׁu.ve.Ne.feshH5315:for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068searchethדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875all heartsלְבָבוֹת֙le.va.VotH3824,and understandethמֵבִ֑יןme.VinH995all the imaginationsיֵ֥צֶרYe.tzerH3336of the thoughtsמַחֲשָׁב֖וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284:if thou seekתִּדְרְשֶׁ֙נּוּ֙tid.re.She.nuH1875him, he will be foundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672of thee; but if thou forsakeתַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800him, he will cast thee offיַזְנִיחֲךָ֥yaz.ni.cha.KhaH2186for everלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.

10Take heedרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200now; for Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath chosenבָּ֧חַרBa.charH977thee to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129an houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004for the sanctuaryלַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁla.mik.DashH4720:be strongחֲזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388,and doוַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פva.'a.SehH6213it.

11Then Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנ֡וֹve.NoH1121the patternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of the porchהָאוּלָם֩ha.'u.LamH197,and of the housesבָּ֨תָּ֜יוba.TavH1004thereof, and of the treasuriesוְגַנְזַכָּ֧יוve.gan.za.KavH1597thereof, and of the upper chambersוַעֲלִיֹּתָ֛יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944thereof, and of the innerהַפְּנִימִ֖יםha.pe.ni.MimH6442parloursוַחֲדָרָ֥יוva.cha.da.RavH2315thereof, and of the placeוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727,

12And the patternוְתַבְנִ֗יתve.tav.NitH8403of all that he had by the spiritבָר֙וּחַ֙va.Ru.achH7307,of the courtsלְחַצְר֧וֹתle.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and of all the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,of the treasuriesלְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙le.'o.tze.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and of the treasuriesוּלְאֹצְר֖וֹתu.le.'o.tze.RotH214of the dedicated thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944:

13Also for the coursesוּֽלְמַחְלְקוֹת֙u.le.mach.le.kOtH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and for all the workמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and for all the vesselsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of serviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14He gaveof goldלַזָּהָ֤בla.za.HavH2091by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָל֙ba.mish.KalH4948for thingsof goldלַזָּהָ֔בla.za.HavH2091,for all instrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of all manner of serviceH5656; silver alsofor all instrumentsכְּלֵ֤יke.LeiH3627of silverהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701by weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֔לbe.mish.KalH4948,for all instrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of every kind of serviceH5656:

15Even the weightוּמִשְׁקָ֞לu.mish.KalH4948for the lampstandsH4501of goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091,and for their lampsוְנֵרֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.ne.ro.tei.HemH5216of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,by weightבְּמִשְׁקַל־be.mish.kal-H4948for every lampstandH4501,and for the lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof: and for the lampstandsH4501of silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701by weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948, bothfor the lampstandH4501, and alsofor the lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֔יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof, according to the useכַּעֲבוֹדַ֖תka.'a.vo.DatH5656of every lampstandH4501.

16And by weightמִשְׁקָ֛לmish.KalH4948he gavegoldהַזָּהָ֥בha.za.HavH2091for the tablesH7979of shewbreadהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635,for every tableH7979; and likewisesilverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701for the tablesH7979of silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701:

17Also pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091for the fleshhooksוְהַמִּזְלָג֧וֹתve.ha.miz.la.GotH4207,and the bowlsוְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹתve.ha.miz.ra.KotH4219,and the cupsוְהַקְּשָׂוֹ֖תve.ha.ke.sa.VotH7184:and for the goldenהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091basonsH3713he gave goldby weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948for every basonH3713; and likewise silverby weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948for every basonH3713of silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701:

18And for the altarוּלְמִזְבַּ֧חu.le.miz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004refinedמְזֻקָּ֖קme.zu.KakH2212goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948;and goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091for the patternוּלְתַבְנִ֣יתu.le.tav.NitH8403of the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818of the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֤יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,that spread outלְפֹ֣רְשִׂ֔יםle.Fo.re.SimH6566their wings,and coveredוְסֹכְכִ֖יםve.so.khe.KhimH5526the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19All this, said David,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068made me understandהִשְׂכִּ֑ילhis.KilH7919in writingבִּכְתָ֛בbikh.TavH3791by hishandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027upon me, evenall the worksמַלְאֲכ֥וֹתmal.'a.KhotH4399of this patternהַתַּבְנִֽית׃ פha.tav.NitH8403.

20And Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנ֗וֹve.NoH1121,Be strongחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388and of good courageוֶאֱמַץ֙ve.'e.MatzH553,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֔הva.'a.SehH6213it:fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not, nor be dismayedתֵּחָ֑תte.ChatH2865:for Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430, evenmy Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430, will bewith thee; he will not failיַרְפְּךָ֙yar.pe.KhaH7503thee, nor forsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֔ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800thee, until thou hast finishedלִכְל֕וֹתlikh.LotH3615all the workמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399for the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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