Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 22

1ThenDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This is thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and this is thealtarמִּזְבֵּ֥חַmiz.Be.achH4196ofburntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offering forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559togatherלִכְנוֹס֙likh.nOsH3664together thestrangersהַגֵּרִ֔יםha.ge.RimH1616that were in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and hesetוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975masonsחֹֽצְבִ֗יםcho.tze.VimH2672tohewלַחְצוֹב֙lach.tzOvH2672wroughtstonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68tobuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559ironוּבַרְזֶ֣ל׀u.var.ZelH1270inabundanceלָ֠רֹבla.roH7230for thenailsלַֽמִּסְמְרִ֞יםla.mis.me.RimH4548for thedoorsלְדַלְת֧וֹתle.dal.TotH1817of thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֛יםha.she.'a.RimH8179, and for thecouplingsוְלַֽמְחַבְּר֖וֹתve.lam.cha.be.RotH4226; andbrassוּנְחֹ֥שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369weightמִשְׁקָֽל׃mish.KalH4948;

4andcedarאֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesוַעֲצֵ֥יva.'a.TzeiH6086withoutלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557: for the Zidonians and they ofTyreוְהַצֹּרִ֜יםve.ha.tzo.RimH6876broughtהֵ֠בִיאוּHe.vi.'uH935cedarאֲרָזִ֛ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230toDavidלְדָוִֽיד׃ פle.da.VidH1732.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִי֮ve.NiH1121isyoungנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288andtenderוָרָךְ֒va.roKhH7390, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֜יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that is to be builded for theLORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068mustH1121be exceeding magnifical, offameלְשֵׁ֤םle.ShemH8034and ofgloryוּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙u.le.tif.'E.retH8597throughoutH3605allH3605countriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776: I will thereforemakeלְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀le.hag.DilH1431preparationאָכִ֥ינָה'a.Khi.nahH3559for it.SoH6440Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732preparedוַיָּ֧כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559abundantlyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230beforeH6440hisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

6Then hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121, andchargedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680him tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010hissonבְּנִ֕יbe.niH1121, As formeאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589, it was in myheartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004unto thenameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

8But thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961tomeH6440,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou hastshedשָׁפַ֔כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210bloodדָּ֤םdamH1818abundantlyH7230, and hastmadeעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419warsוּמִלְחָמ֥וֹתu.mil.cha.MotH4421: thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129anhouseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004unto mynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588thou hastshedשָׁפַ֥כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210muchH7230bloodדָּמִ֣יםda.MimH1818uponעָלַ֤י'a.LaiH5921theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776in mysightH6440:

9Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, asonבֵ֞ןvenH1121shall bebornנוֹלָ֣דno.LadH3205to thee, who shall be amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofrestוַהֲנִח֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117; and I willgiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414himrestH5117fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hisenemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341roundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutH1961: for hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034shall beSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010, and I willgiveH5414peaceוְשָׁל֥וֹםve.sha.LomH7965and quietness untoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in hisdaysבְּיָמָֽיו׃be.ya.MavH3117:

10he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129anhouseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034; and he shall be mysonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121, and I will be hisfatherלְאָ֑בle.'AvH1; and I willestablishוַהֲכִ֨ינוֹתִ֜יva.ha.Khi.no.TiH3559thethroneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֛וֹmal.khu.ToH4438overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

11Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258, mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be with thee; andprosperוְהִצְלַחְתָּ֗ve.hitz.lach.TaH6743thou, andbuildוּבָנִ֙יתָ֙u.va.Ni.taH1129thehouseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, as he hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning thee.

12Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068giveיִֽתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414theediscretionשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922andunderstandingוּבִינָ֔הu.vi.NahH998, andgiveH5414theechargeעַל־'al-H5921concerningIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; thatsoH5414thou mayestkeepוְלִשְׁמ֕וֹרve.lish.MorH8104thelawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

13Then shalt thouprosperתַּצְלִ֔יחַtatz.Li.achH6743,ifאִם־'im-H518thouobserveתִּשְׁמ֗וֹרtish.MorH8104todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and thejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068chargedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872with concerningIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388, and of goodcourageH2388;fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408,neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408bedismayedתֵּחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.

14Nowהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, in my affliction I havepreparedהֲכִינ֣וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068anhundredמֵֽאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505talentsכִּכָּרִ֤יםki.ka.RimH3603ofgoldזָהָ֞בza.HavH2091, and athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכָּרִ֔יםki.ka.RimH3603ofsilverוְכֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701; and ofbrassוְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁתve.la.ne.Cho.shetH5178andironוְלַבַּרְזֶל֙ve.la.bar.ZelH1270withoutאֵ֣ין'einH369weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948; for it is inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230:timberוְעֵצִ֤יםve.'e.TzimH6086also andstoneוַאֲבָנִים֙va.'a.va.NimH68have Ipreparedהֲכִינ֔וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559; and thou mayestaddתּוֹסִֽיף׃to.SifH3254thereto.

15Moreover there areworkmenH4399with thee inabundanceלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230,hewersחֹצְבִ֕יםcho.tze.VimH2672andworkersH4399ofstoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68andtimberוָעֵ֑ץva.'EtzH6086, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605menחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450that are cunning inanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605manner ofworkH4399;

16of thegoldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091, thesilverלַכֶּ֛סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701, and thebrassוְלַנְּחֹ֥שֶׁתve.la.ne.Cho.shetH5178, and theironוְלַבַּרְזֶ֖לve.la.bar.ZelH1270, there isnoאֵ֣ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557;ariseק֣וּםkumH6965and bedoingוַעֲשֵׂ֔הva.'a.SehH6213, and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be with thee.

17Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732alsocommandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tohelpלַעְזֹ֖רla'.ZorH5826Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הlish.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121, saying,

18IsnotH3808theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430withyouH3588? and hath henotH3808givenH5414youH3588restוְהֵנִ֥יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117oneveryH5439sideH5439? for he hathdeliveredH5414theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoH776mineעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973handבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027; and thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776issubduedוְנִכְבְּשָׁ֥הve.nikh.be.ShahH3533beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

19Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258setתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414yourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824and yoursoulוְנַפְשְׁכֶ֔םve.naf.she.KhemH5315toseekלִדְר֖וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875afterH1875theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;ariseוְק֗וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965therefore, andbuildוּבְנוּ֙u.ve.NuH1129ye thesanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁ֙mik.DashH4720of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, tobringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and theholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944vesselsוּכְלֵי֙u.khe.LeiH3627ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,intoH935thehouseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004that is to bebuiltהַנִּבְנֶ֥הha.niv.NehH1129to thenameלְשֵׁם־le.shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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