Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 17:16-27

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.

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