Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 17

1And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in hishouseבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, thatDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Loהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, Idwellיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in anhouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of cedar, but thearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068dwellethunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478curtainsיְרִיעֽוֹת׃ye.ri.'otH3407.

2AndNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that is in thineheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is with thee.

3And itcameH1961topassH1961thesameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH1961toNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Go andtellH559Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808buildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129meאֶל־'el-H413anhouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004todwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427in:

5for I havenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808dweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427in anhouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that IbroughtH5927upH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; but havegoneH5927fromtentמֵאֹ֥הֶלme.'O.helH168totentאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168, and from onetabernacleוּמִמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃u.mi.mish.KanH4908toanotherהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088.

6InallH3605placesH1004whereinאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980withallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, spake I awordהֲדָבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697withanyH3605of thejudgesשֹׁפְטֵ֣יsho.fe.TeiH8199ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּ֛יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680tofeedלִרְע֥וֹתlir.'otH7462mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100have yenotלֹא־lo'-H3808builtבְנִיתֶ֥םve.ni.TemH1129meדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696anhouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of cedar?

7Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559unto myservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗יד סle.da.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Itookלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947thee from the sheepcote, fromfollowingאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, that thou shouldest beprinceנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

8and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and havecutוָאַכְרִ֥יתva.'akh.RitH3772offH3772allH3605thineenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and I willmakeוְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213thee anameשֵׁ֔םShemH8034, like unto thenameכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034of thegreatהַגְּדוֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419onesH1419that are in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9And I willappointוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760aplaceמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for mypeopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and willplantוּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙u.ne.ta'.Ti.huH5193them, that they maydwellוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931in their ownplaceH4725, and bemovedיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreH5750;neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofwickednessעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766wasteלְבַלֹּת֔וֹle.va.lo.ToH1086themanyH5750moreH5750, as at thefirstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223,

10and as from thedayוּלְמִיָּמִ֗יםu.le.mi.ya.MimH3117that Icommandedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199to be over mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and I willsubdueוְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּיve.hikh.Na'.tiH3665allכָּל־kol-H3605thineenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341. Moreover Itellוָאַגִּ֣דva.'a.GidH5046thee that theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068willbuildיִֽבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129thee anhouseוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004.

11And it shallcomeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961topassיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961, when thydaysיָמֶ֙יךָ֙ya.Mei.khaH3117befulfilledמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390that thoumustH853goH6965to be with thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, that I willsetH6965upH6965thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834shall be of thysonsמִבָּנֶ֑יךָmi.ba.Nei.khaH1121; and I willestablishH6965hiskingdomמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

12He shallbuildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129meH1004anhouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004, and I willestablishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֥יve.kho.nan.TiH3559histhroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

13I will be hisfatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1, and he shall be mysonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121: and I willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808takeH5493my mercyawayH5493from him, as ItookH5493it from him that wasbeforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:

14but I will settle him in minehouseבְּבֵיתִ֥יbe.vei.TiH1004and in mykingdomוּבְמַלְכוּתִ֖יu.ve.mal.khu.TiH4438foreverהָעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769: and histhroneוְכִסְא֕וֹve.khis.'OH3678shall beestablishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15AccordingH413toallכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, andaccordingH413toallוּכְכֹ֖לu.khe.KholH3605thisvisionהֶחָז֣וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651didH3651Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416speakדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696untoDavidדָּוִֽיד׃ פda.VidH1732.

16ThenDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935in, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who am I, OLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, andwhatH4310is myhouseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004, that thou hastbroughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935meH6440thusfarעַד־'ad-H5704?

17And this was asmallוַתִּקְטַ֨ןva.tik.TanH6994thingזֹ֤אתzotH2063in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, OGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430; but thou hastspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696of thyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for agreatH430whileH5921tocomeלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350, and hastregardedוּרְאִיתַ֗נִיu.re.'i.Ta.niH7200meH5921accordingH5921to theestateH1004of amanהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120of high degree, OLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18WhatH4100canH4100Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732sayH3254yetmoreע֥וֹדodH5750unto thee concerning the honourwhichH4100isdoneH3254to thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650? for thou knowest thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650.

19OLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068, for thyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650sakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668, and according to thine ownheartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820, hast thou wroughtallכָּל־kol-H3605thisgreatnessהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420, tomakeעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213knownלְהֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ha.ge.du.LotH1420things.

20OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, there isnoneאֵ֣ין'einH369like thee,neitherוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369is thereanyH3605Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430beside thee, according toallH3605thatweאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with ourearsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

21AndwhatH834onenationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776is like thypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomH834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980toredeemH6299untohimselfH6440for apeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971, tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thee anameשֵׁ֚םShemH8034bygreatגְּדֻלּ֣וֹתge.du.LotH1420and terrible things, indrivingH1644outH1644nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471frombeforeH6440thypeopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971,whichH834thou redeemedstoutH1644ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

22For thypeopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478didst thoumakeוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414thineownהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769; and thou,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, becamest theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

23Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,letH6258thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerning thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650, and concerning hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, beestablishedיֵאָמֵ֖ןye.'a.MenH539foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769, anddoוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as thou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

24And let thynameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034beestablishedנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559andmagnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,evenעַד־'ad-H5704aGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and thehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650isestablishedH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

25For thou, O myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, hastrevealedגָּלִ֙יתָ֙ga.Li.taH1540to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650that thou wiltbuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129him anhouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004: therefore hath thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650foundמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672in his heart toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

26Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thou artGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and hastpromisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896thingהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063unto thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

27andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258it hathpleasedהוֹאַ֙לְתָּ֙ho.'Al.taH2974thee toblessלְבָרֵךְ֙le.va.reKhH1288thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650, that it maycontinueלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for thou, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, hastblessedבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288, and it isblessedוּמְבֹרָ֖ךְu.me.vo.RakhH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17

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