Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 29:1-4

1Furthermore Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the congregationהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010my sonבְנִ֥יve.NiH1121,whom aloneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977, is yetyoungנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and tenderוָרָ֑ךְva.RakhH7390,and the workוְהַמְּלָאכָ֣הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399isgreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419:for the palaceהַבִּירָ֔הha.bi.RahH1002isnot for manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120,but for Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

2Now I have preparedהֲכִינ֣וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559with all my mightכֹּחִ֞יko.ChiH3581for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430the goldהַזָּהָ֣ב׀ha.za.HavH2091for things to be madeof goldלַ֠זָּהָבla.za.hoH2091,and the silverוְהַכֶּ֨סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701for thingsof silverלַכֶּ֜סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701,and the brassוְהַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁתve.ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178for thingsof brassלַנְּחֹ֗שֶׁתla.ne.Cho.shetH5178,the ironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270for thingsof ironלַבַּרְזֶ֔לla.bar.ZelH1270,and woodוְהָעֵצִ֖יםve.ha.'e.TzimH6086for thingsof woodלָעֵצִ֑יםla.'e.TzimH6086;onyxשֹׁ֨הַםSho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68, and stonesto be setוּמִלּוּאִ֜יםu.mi.lu.'ImH4394,glisteringפ֣וּךְfukhH6320stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68,and of divers coloursוְרִקְמָ֗הve.rik.MahH7553,and all manner of preciousיְקָרָ֛הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֧בֶן'E.venH68,and marbleשַׁ֖יִשׁSha.yishH7893stonesוְאַבְנֵי־ve.'av.nei-H68in abundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

3Moreover, because I have set my affectionבִּרְצוֹתִי֙bir.tzo.TiH7521to the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426of mine own proper goodסְגֻלָּ֖הse.gu.LahH5459,of goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכָ֑סֶףva.Kha.sefH3701, whichI have givenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430,over and aboveלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605all that I have preparedהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,

4Eventhreeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,of the goldמִזְּהַ֣בmi.ze.HavH2091of Ophirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211,and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֨תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of refinedמְזֻקָּ֔קme.zu.KakH2212silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701,to overlayלָט֖וּחַla.Tu.achH2902the wallsקִיר֥וֹתki.RotH7023of the housesהַבָּתִּֽים׃ha.ba.TimH1004withal:

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