Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 29

1AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֥יve.NiH1121,whomH259aloneH259Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathchosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977, is yetyoungנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288andtenderוָרָ֑ךְva.RakhH7390, and theworkוְהַמְּלָאכָ֣הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399isgreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419: for the palace isnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808formanלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120, but for theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

2Now I havepreparedH3559withallוּֽכְכָל־u.khe.khol-H3605my might for thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430thegoldהַזָּהָ֣ב׀ha.za.HavH2091for the things ofgoldלַ֠זָּהָבla.za.hoH2091, and thesilverוְהַכֶּ֨סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701for the things ofsilverלַכֶּ֜סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701, and thebrassוְהַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁתve.ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178for the things ofbrassלַנְּחֹ֗שֶׁתla.ne.Cho.shetH5178, theironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270for the things ofironלַבַּרְזֶ֔לla.bar.ZelH1270, andwoodוְהָעֵצִ֖יםve.ha.'e.TzimH6086for the things ofwoodלָעֵצִ֑יםla.'e.TzimH6086;onyxשֹׁ֨הַםSho.hamH7718stonesH68, andstonesH68to besetH3559,stonesH68forinlaidוּמִלּוּאִ֜יםu.mi.lu.'ImH4394workוְרִקְמָ֗הve.rik.MahH7553, and of divers colours, andallוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605manner ofpreciousיְקָרָ֛הye.ka.RahH3368stonesH68, and marblestonesH68inabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

3Moreoverוְע֗וֹדve.'odH5750also,becauseH3605I havesetH5414my affection to thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of myGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, seeing that I have atreasureסְגֻלָּ֖הse.gu.LahH5459of mine own ofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכָ֑סֶףva.Kha.sefH3701, Igiveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414it unto thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430, over andaboveלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605allH3605that I havepreparedהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for theholyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004;

4evenH7651threeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091, of thegoldמִזְּהַ֣בmi.ze.HavH2091ofOphirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211, andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֨תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofrefinedמְזֻקָּ֔קme.zu.KakH2212silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701, tooverlayלָט֖וּחַla.Tu.achH2902thewallsקִיר֥וֹתki.RotH7023of thehousesהַבָּתִּֽים׃ha.ba.TimH1004withal:

5ofgoldלַזָּהָ֤בla.za.HavH2091for the things ofgoldלַזָּהָב֙la.za.HavH2091, and ofsilverוְלַכֶּ֣סֶףve.la.Ke.sefH3701for the things ofsilverלַכֶּ֔סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701, and forallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605manner ofworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399to bemadeH4399by thehandsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of artificers. Who then offerethwillinglyמִתְנַדֵּ֔בmit.na.DevH5068to consecratehimselfיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068?

6Then theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thefathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses, and theprincesוְשָׂרֵ֣י׀ve.sa.ReiH8269of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269ofthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505and ofhundredsוְהַמֵּא֔וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967, with therulersוּלְשָׂרֵ֖יu.le.sa.ReiH8269over theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399,offeredH5068willinglyH5068;

7and theygaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֞וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414for theserviceלַעֲבוֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430ofgoldזָהָ֞בza.HavH2091fiveחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִים֮'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכָּרִ֣יםki.ka.RimH3603andtenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505daricsוַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֣יםva.'a.dar.kho.NimH150, and ofsilverוְכֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701tenH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603, and ofbrassוּנְחֹ֕שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178eighteenthousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכָּרִ֑יםki.ka.RimH3603, and ofironוּבַרְזֶ֖לu.var.ZelH1270ahundredמֵֽאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandH505talentsכִּכָּרִֽים׃ki.ka.RimH3603.

8And they with whompreciousאִתּוֹ֙'i.ToH854stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68werefoundוְהַנִּמְצָ֤אve.ha.nim.Tza'H4672gaveנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414them to thetreasureלְאוֹצַ֣רle.'o.TzarH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,underעַ֥ל'alH5921thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehielיְחִיאֵ֖לye.chi.'ElH3171theGershoniteהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃ha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649.

9Then thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֤וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055, for that theyofferedH5068willinglyH5068,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588with aperfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820theyofferedH5068willinglyH5068to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: andDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428alsorejoicedשָׂמַ֖חsa.MachH8055withgreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ פge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057.

10WhereforeDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732blessedוַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068beforeלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951: andDavidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288be thou, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478ourfatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1, foreverמֵעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769andeverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

11Thine, OLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068, is thegreatnessהַגְּדֻלָּ֨הha.ge.du.LahH1420, and thepowerוְהַגְּבוּרָ֤הve.ha.ge.vu.RahH1369, and thegloryוְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ve.ha.tif.'E.retH8597, and thevictoryוְהַנֵּ֣צַחve.ha.Ne.tzachH5331, and themajestyוְהַה֔וֹדve.ha.HodH1935: forallכֹ֖לkholH3605that is in theheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and in theearthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776is thine; thine is thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֔הha.mam.la.KhahH4467, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and thou art exalted asheadלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218aboveallלְכֹ֥ל׀le.KholH3605.

12BothH3605richesוְהָעֹ֤שֶׁרve.ha.'O.sherH6239and honour come of thee, and thou rulest overallH3605; and in thinehandוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027ispowerH3027and might; and in thinehandוּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔u.ve.Ya.de.khaH3027it is tomakeלְגַדֵּ֥לle.ga.DelH1431greatH1431, and to givestrengthוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369untoallH3605.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587thankמוֹדִ֥יםmo.DimH3034thee, andpraiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984thygloriousתִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034.

14But who am I, andwhatH4310is mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, thatweH3588should beableוּמִיָּדְךָ֖u.mi.ya.de.KhaH3027toofferH5414soH4480willinglyלְהִתְנַדֵּ֖בle.hit.na.DevH5068afterH4480this sort? forallהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605things come of thee, and of thine own haveweH3588givenH5414thee.

15Forweאֲנַ֧חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587arestrangersגֵרִ֨יםge.RimH1616beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andsojournersוְתוֹשָׁבִ֖יםve.to.sha.VimH8453, asallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1were: ourdaysיָמֵ֛ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117on theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776are as ashadowכַּצֵּ֧ל׀ka.TzelH6738, and there isnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369abiding.

16OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,allכֹ֣לkholH3605this store thatweאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834havepreparedהֲכִינֹ֔נוּha.khi.No.nuH3559tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129thee anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for thineholyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034cometh of thinehandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027, and isallהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605thine own.

17Iknowוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045also, myGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, that thou triest theheartלֵבָ֔בle.VavH3824, and hastpleasureH8057inuprightnessבְּיֹ֤שֶׁרbe.Yo.sherH3476, As formeH7200, in theuprightnessH3476of mineheartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824I havewillinglyH5068offeredH5068allכָל־khol-H3605theseH428things: andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258have IseenH7200withjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,whichH428arepresentהַנִּמְצְאוּ־ha.nim.tze.'u-H4672hereפֹ֔הFohH6311, toofferH5068willinglyH5068unto thee.

18OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱ֠לֹהֵי'E.lo.heiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֞ם'av.ra.HamH85, ofIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327, and ofIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,keepשֳׁמְרָה־shom.rah-H8104this foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769in the imagination of thethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֖וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of theheartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of thypeopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971; andprepareוְהָכֵ֥ןve.ha.KhenH3559theirheartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824unto thee:

19andgiveתֵּ֚ןtenH5414untoSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הve.lish.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֗יve.NiH1121aperfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824, tokeepלִשְׁמוֹר֙lish.mOrH8104thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687, thytestimoniesעֵדְוֹתֶ֖יךָ'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715, and thystatutesH2708, and todoH6213allH3605theseH3605things, and tobuildוְלִבְנ֖וֹתve.liv.NotH1129the palace, for thewhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havemadeH6213provisionהֲכִינֽוֹתִי׃ פha.khi.No.tiH3559.

20AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951,Nowנָ֖אna'H4994blessבָּֽרְכוּ־ba.re.khu-H1288theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430. Andallכָֽל־khol-H3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.HalH6951blessedוַיְבָרֲכ֣וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288theLORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, andbowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812their heads, and worshipped theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, and thekingוְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ve.la.Me.lekhH4428.

21And theysacrificedוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְ֠בָחִיםZe.va.chimH2077unto theLORDH3068, andofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3068unto theLORDH3068, on the morrowafterלְֽמָחֳרַת֮le.mo.cho.RatH4283thatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, even athousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505bullocks, athousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352, and athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505lambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532, with their drinkofferingsH3068, andsacrificesוּזְבָחִ֥יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

22anddidH3117eatוַיֹּאכְל֨וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֜וּvai.yish.TuH8354beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068on thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419gladnessבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057. And they madeSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732kingוַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427thesecondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145time, andanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886him unto theLORDלַיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068to beprinceלְנָגִ֥ידle.na.GidH5057, andZadokוּלְצָד֖וֹקu.le.tza.DokH6659to bepriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

23ThenSolomonשְׁ֠לֹמֹהShe.lo.mohH8010satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of theLORDיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068askingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428insteadתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, and prospered; andallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478obeyedוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085him.

24Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269, and themightyוְהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121likewise ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, submitted themselves untoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

25And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068magnifiedוַיְגַדֵּ֨לvay.ga.DelH1431Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010exceedinglyלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andbestowedוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414uponH5921himsuchאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438majestyה֣וֹדHodH1935as hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been onanyכָּל־kol-H3605kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

26NowDavidוְדָוִיד֙ve.da.VidH1732thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27And the time that hereignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141reignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427he inHebronבְּחֶבְר֤וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275, andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andthreeוְשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ve.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsH8141reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427he inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֥םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

28And hediedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191in agoodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896oldH1121ageH3117,fullH3117ofdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239, and honour: andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

29NowH2009theactsH1697ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאֲחרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.ch.ro.NimH314,beholdH2009, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the history ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050theseerהַחֹזֶֽה׃ha.cho.ZehH2374, and in the history ofNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030, and in the history ofGadגָּ֥דgadH1410theseerH2374;

30withallכָּל־kol-H3605hisreignמַלְכוּת֖וֹmal.khu.ToH4438and his might, and thetimesוְהָעִתִּ֗יםve.ha.'i.TimH6256that went over him, and overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and overallכָּל־kol-H3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thecountriesהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ פha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 29

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