Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 6:4-11

4And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who hath with his handsוּבְיָדָ֥יוu.ve.ya.DavH3027fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390thatwhich he spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696with his mouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310to my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Since the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I brought forthהוֹצֵ֣אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318my peopleעַמִּי֮'a.MiH5971out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714I choseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977no cityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892among all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004in, that my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be there; neither choseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977I any manבְאִ֔ישׁve.'IshH376to be a rulerנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

6But I have chosenוָאֶבְחַר֙va.'ev.CharH977Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,that my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be there; and have chosenוָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.CharH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔ידbe.da.VidH1732to be over my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Now it was in the heartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8But Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,Forasmuch as it was in thine heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for my nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,thou didst wellהֱֽטִיב֔וֹתָheti.Vo.taH2895in that it was in thine heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824:

9Notwithstandingרַ֣קrakH7535thou shalt not buildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;but thy sonבִנְךָ֙vin.KhaH1121which shall come forthהַיּוֹצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318out of thy loinsמֵֽחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504,he shall buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for my nameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

10Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068therefore hath performedוַיָּ֣קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965his wordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697that he hath spokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696:for I am risen upוָאָק֡וּםva.'a.KumH6965in the room of Davidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1,and am setוָאֵשֵׁ֣ב׀va.'e.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068promisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,and have builtוָאֶבְנֶ֣הva.'ev.NehH1129the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And in itH8033have I putוָאָשִׂ֥יםva.'a.SimH7760the arkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727, wherein isthe covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that he madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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