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1 Chronicles 28:2-7

2ThenDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodH6965upH6965uponH5921hisfeetH7272, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085meH5921, mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251, and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971: as formeH5921, it was inmineעִם־'im-H5973heartלְבָבִ֡יle.va.ViH3824tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129anhouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofrestמְנוּחָ֜הme.nu.ChahH4496for thearkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and for the footstool of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; and I hadmadeH3559readyH3559for thebuildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129.

3ButGodוְהָאֱלֹהִים֙ve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidאָ֣מַר'A.marH559untomeH3808, Thou shaltnotH3808buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thou art amanאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמ֛וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421, and hastshedשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃sha.Fa.khe.taH8210bloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818.

4Howbeit theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֩'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478,choseוַיִּבְחַ֡רvai.yiv.CharH977meH5921outH5921ofallמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1to bekingלְמֶ֤לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769: for he hathchosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063to beprinceלְנָגִ֔ידle.na.GidH5057; and in thehouseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1; and among thesonsוּבִבְנֵ֣יu.viv.NeiH1121of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1hetookלִהְי֨וֹתlih.YotH1961pleasureרָצָ֔הra.TzahH7521inmeH5921tomakeH7521meH5921kingH4428overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5And ofallוּמִכָּ֨ל־u.mi.Kal-H3605mysonsבָּנַ֔יba.NaiH1121, (for theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathgivenH5414meH5414manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,) he hathchosenוַיִּבְחַר֙vai.yiv.CharH977Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣הbish.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121tositלָשֶׁ֗בֶתla.She.vetH3427uponH5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֛אki.Se'H3678of thekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבִנְךָ֔vin.KhaH1121, he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129myhouseבֵיתִ֖יvei.TiH1004and my courts: for I havechosenבָחַ֨רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977him to be mysonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121, and I will be hisfatherלְאָֽב׃le.'AvH1.

7And I willestablishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֖וֹmal.khu.ToH4438foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,ifאִם־'im-H518he be constant todoלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

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