Revised Webster's Bible

1 Chronicles 16

1So theybroughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andsetוַיַּצִּ֣יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322itinsideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thetentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168thatDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732hadpitchedנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186for it: and theyofferedוַיַּקְרִ֛יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126burntsacrificesעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930and peaceofferingsוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

2And whenDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732hadfinishedוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615offeringמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntofferingsהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and the peaceofferingsוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002, heblessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And hedealtוַיְחַלֵּק֙vay.cha.LekH2505to everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, bothmanמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376andwomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, to everyoneלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376aloafכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, and a good piece offleshוְאֶשְׁפָּ֖רve.'esh.ParH829, and aflagonוַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃va.'a.shi.ShahH809of wine .

4And heappointedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414certain of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881toministerמְשָׁרְתִ֑יםme.sha.re.TimH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and torecordוּלְהַזְכִּיר֙u.le.haz.KirH2142, and tothankוּלְהוֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034andpraiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623thechiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218, andnextוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932to himZechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,Jeielיְעִיאֵ֡לye.'i.'ElH3273, andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070, andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171, andMattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֡הu.ma.tit.YahH4993, andEliabוֶאֱלִיאָ֡בve.'e.li.'AvH446, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָהוּ֩u.ve.na.ya.HuH1141, andObededomH5654: andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֗לvi.'i.'ElH3273withpsalteriesבִּכְלֵ֤י נְבָלִים֙bikh.Lei ne.va.LimH5035 H3627and withharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658; butAsaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623made asoundמַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃mash.Mi.a'H8085withcymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700;

6Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141also andJahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

7Then on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414firstבָּרֹ֔אשׁba.RoshH7218this psalm tothankלְהֹד֖וֹתle.ho.DotH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָֽיו׃ פve.'e.ChavH251.

8Givethanksהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,callקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121upon hisnameבִשְׁמ֔וֹvish.MoH8034, makeknownהוֹדִ֥יעוּho.Di.'uH3045hisdeedsעֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃'a.li.lo.TavH5949among thepeopleבָעַמִּ֖יםva.'a.MimH5971.

9Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to him, singpsalmsזַמְּרוּ־za.me.ru-H2167to him,talkשִׂ֖יחוּSi.chuH7878ye of all hiswondrousנִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃nif.le.'o.TavH6381works.

10Gloryהִֽתְהַֽלְלוּ֙hit.ha.LuH1984ye in hisholyקָדְשׁ֔וֹka.de.ShoH6944nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034: let theheartלֵ֖בlevH3820of themrejoiceיִשְׂמַ֕חyis.MachH8055thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11Seekדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and hisstrengthוְעֻזּ֔וֹve.'u.ZoH5797,seekבַּקְּשׁ֥וּba.ke.ShuH1245hisfaceפָנָ֖יוfa.NavH6440continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

12Rememberזִכְר֗וּzikh.RuH2142hismarvellousנִפְלְאֹתָיו֙nif.le.'o.TavH6381works that he hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, hiswondersמֹפְתָ֖יוmo.fe.TavH4159, and thejudgmentsוּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־u.mish.pe.tei-H4941of hismouthפִֽיהוּ׃Fi.huH6310;

13O yeseedזֶ֚רַעZe.ra'H2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650, yechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, his chosenonesבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972.

14He is theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; hisjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃mish.pa.TavH4941are in all theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

15Be yemindfulזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142alwaysלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769of hiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285; thewordדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697which hecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680to athousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755;

16Even of the covenant which hemadeכָּרַת֙ka.RatH3772withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, and of hisoathוּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹu.she.vu.'a.ToH7621toIsaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327;

17And which heconfirmedוַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָvai.ya.'a.mi.De.haH5975toJacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290for alawלְחֹ֔קle.ChokH2706, and toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285,

18Sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, To thee will Igiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנָ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, thelotחֶ֖בֶלChe.velH2256of yourinheritanceנַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃na.cha.lat.KhemH5159;

19When ye were butfewמְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔רme.Tei mis.ParH4557 H4962, even afewכִּמְעַ֖טkim.'AtH4592, andstrangersוְגָרִ֥יםve.ga.RimH1481in it.

20And when theywentוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙vai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980fromnationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471tonationגּ֔וֹיGoyH1471, and from onekingdomוּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖הu.mi.mam.la.KhahH4467toanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971;

21HepermittedH3240nomanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376to do themwrongלְעָשְׁקָ֔םle.'a.she.KamH6231: yea, hereprovedוַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428for their sakes,

22Saying,Touchתִּגְּעוּ֙ti.ge.'UH5060not myanointedבִּמְשִׁיחָ֔יbim.shi.ChaiH4899, and do myprophetsוּבִנְבִיאַ֖יu.vin.vi.'AiH5030noharmתָּרֵֽעוּ׃ פta.Re.'uH7489.

23Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, all theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; showforthבַּשְּׂר֥וּba.se.RuH1319fromdayמִיּֽוֹם־mi.yom-H3117todayי֖וֹםYomH3117hissalvationיְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444.

24Declareסַפְּר֤וּsa.pe.RuH5608hisgloryכְּבוֹד֔וֹke.vo.DoH3519among theheathenבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471; his marvellousworksנִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃nif.le.'o.TavH6381among allnationsהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971.

25Forgreatגָד֨וֹלga.DolH1419is theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068, andgreatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966to bepraisedוּמְהֻלָּל֙u.me.hu.LalH1984: he also is to befearedוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372above allgodsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

26For all thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thepeopleהָעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971areidolsאֱלִילִ֔ים'e.li.LimH457: but theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213theheavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.

27Gloryה֤וֹדHodH1935andhonourוְהָדָר֙ve.ha.DarH1926are in hispresenceלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440;strengthעֹ֥ז'ozH5797andgladnessוְחֶדְוָ֖הve.ched.VahH2304are in hisplaceבִּמְקֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.

28Giveהָב֤וּha.VuH3051to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, yekindredsמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thepeopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068gloryכָּב֥וֹדka.VodH3519andstrengthוָעֹֽז׃va.'OzH5797.

29Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519due to hisnameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034:bringשְׂא֤וּse.'UH5375anofferingמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503, andcomeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him:worshipהִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּhish.ta.cha.VuH7812theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068in thebeautyבְּהַדְרַת־be.had.rat-H1927ofholinessקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

30Fearחִ֤ילוּChi.luH2342beforeמִלְּפָנָיו֙mi.le.fa.NavH6440him, all theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776: theworldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398also shall bestableתִּכּ֥וֹןti.KonH3559, that it be notmovedתִּמּֽוֹט׃ti.MotH4131.

31Let theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064begladיִשְׂמְח֤וּyis.me.ChuH8055, and let theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoiceוְתָגֵ֣לve.ta.GelH1523: and let mensayוְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.RuH559among thenationsבַגּוֹיִ֖םva.go.YimH1471, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068reignethמָלָֽךְ׃ma.LakhH4427.

32Let theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220roarיִרְעַ֤םyir.'AmH7481, and all itcontainethוּמְלוֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393: let thefieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704rejoiceיַעֲלֹ֥ץya.'a.LotzH5970, and all that is in it.

33Then shall thetreesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of thewoodהַיָּ֑עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293singיְרַנְּנ֖וּye.ra.ne.NuH7442at thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, because hecomethבָ֖אva'H935tojudgeלִשְׁפּ֥וֹטlish.PotH8199theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

34O givethanksהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034to theLORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068; for he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896; for hismercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

35Andsayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559ye,Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֙נוּ֙ho.shi.'E.nuH3467us, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of oursalvationיִשְׁעֵ֔נוּyish.'E.nuH3468, and gather ustogetherוְקַבְּצֵ֥נוּve.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908, anddeliverוְהַצִּילֵ֖נוּve.ha.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, that we may givethanksלְהֹדוֹת֙le.ho.dOtH3034to thyholyקָדְשֶׁ֔ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034, andgloryלְהִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַle.hish.ta.Be.achH7623in thypraiseבִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃bit.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.

36Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverהָעוֹלָ֖םha.'o.LamH5769andeverהָעֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769. And all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Amenאָמֵ֔ן'a.MenH543, andpraisedוְהַלֵּ֖לve.ha.LelH1984theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

37So heleftוַיַּֽעֲזָב־vai.ya.'a.zov-H5800therebeforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Asaphלְאָסָ֖ףle.'a.SafH623and hisbrethrenוּלְאֶחָ֑יוu.le.'e.ChavH251, toministerלְשָׁרֵ֞תle.sha.RetH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440thearkהָאָר֛וֹןha.'a.RonH727continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548, as everyday’sי֥וֹםYomH3117workלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697requiredבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117:

38AndObededomH5654with theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251,sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֣יםshi.ShimH8346andeightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֑הu.she.mo.NahH8083;ObededomH5654also thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeduthunיְדִית֛וּןye.di.TunH3038andHosahוְחֹסָ֖הve.cho.SahH2621to beportersלְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃le.sho.'a.RimH7778:

39AndZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the highplaceבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116that was atGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391,

40Toofferלְֽהַעֲלוֹת֩le.ha.'a.lOtH5927burntofferingsעֹל֨וֹתo.LotH5930to theLORDלַיהוָ֜הla.Yah.wehH3068upon thealtarמִזְבַּ֧חmiz.BachH4196of the burntofferingהָעֹלָ֛הha.'o.LahH5930continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548morningלַבֹּ֣קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242andeveningוְלָעָ֑רֶבve.la.'A.revH6153, and to do according to all that iswrittenהַכָּתוּב֙ha.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which hecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

41And with themHemanהֵימָ֣ןhei.ManH1968andJeduthunוִֽידוּת֔וּןvi.du.TunH3038, and therestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7605that werechosenהַבְּרוּרִ֔יםha.be.ru.RimH1305, who werementionedנִקְּב֖וּni.ke.VuH5344bynameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034, to givethanksלְהֹדוֹת֙le.ho.dOtH3034to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, because hismercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769;

42And with themHemanהֵימָ֨ןhei.ManH1968andJeduthunוִֽידוּת֜וּןvi.du.TunH3038withtrumpetsחֲצֹצְר֤וֹתcha.tzo.tze.RotH2689andcymbalsוּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙u.me.tzil.Ta.yimH4700for those that should soundaloudלְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔יםle.mash.mi.'ImH8085, and withmusicalשִׁ֣ירshirH7892instrumentsוּכְלֵ֖יu.khe.LeiH3627ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. And thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJeduthunיְדוּת֖וּןye.du.TunH3038wereportersלַשָּֽׁעַר׃la.Sha.'arH8179.

43And all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971departedH3212everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004: andDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732returnedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437toblessלְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.RekhH1288hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ פbei.ToH1004.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16

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