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1 Chronicles 17

1Now it came to pass, asDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732satיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in hishouseבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, thatDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030, Lo, Idwellיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in anhouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofcedarsהָֽאֲרָזִ֔יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730, but thearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068remaineth undercurtainsיְרִיעֽוֹת׃ye.ri.'otH3407.

2ThenNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213all that is in thyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is with thee.

3And it came to pass the samenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430came toNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4GoH3212andtellוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Thou shalt notbuildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129me anhouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to dwellinלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427:

5For I have not dweltinיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427anhouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004since thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I broughtupהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; but have gone fromtentמֵאֹ֥הֶלme.'O.helH168totentאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168, and from onetabernacleוּמִמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃u.mi.mish.KanH4908to another .

6Wherever I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980with allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, have Ispokenדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696awordהֲדָבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697toanyאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of thejudgesשֹׁפְטֵ֣יsho.fe.TeiH8199ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whom Icommandedצִוִּ֛יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680tofeedלִרְע֥וֹתlir.'otH7462mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Why have ye notbuiltבְנִיתֶ֥םve.ni.TemH1129me anhouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofcedarsאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730?

7Now therefore thus shalt thousayתֹאמַ֞רto.MarH559to myservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗יד סle.da.VidH1732, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Itookלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947thee from thesheepfoldהַנָּוֶ֔הha.na.VehH5116, even fromfollowingאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, that thou shouldest berulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

8And I have been with thee wherever thou hastwalkedהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980, and have cutoffוָאַכְרִ֥יתva.'akh.RitH3772all thyenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and havemadeוְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213thee anameשֵׁ֔םShemH8034like thenameכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034of the greatmenהַגְּדוֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419that are in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9Also I willordainוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760aplaceמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for mypeopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and willplantוּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙u.ne.ta'.Ti.huH5193them, and they shalldwellוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931in their place, and shall bemovedיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264no more; neither shall thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofwickednessעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766wasteלְבַלֹּת֔וֹle.va.lo.ToH1086them anymoreיוֹסִ֤יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254, as at thebeginningבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223,

10And since thetimeוּלְמִיָּמִ֗יםu.le.mi.ya.MimH3117that Icommandedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199to be over mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478. Moreover I willsubdueוְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּיve.hikh.Na'.tiH3665all thyenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341. Furthermore Itellוָאַגִּ֣דva.'a.GidH5046thee that theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068willbuildיִֽבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129thee anhouseוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004.

11And it shall come to pass, when thydaysיָמֶ֙יךָ֙ya.Mei.khaH3117shall beendedמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390that thou mustgoH3212to be with thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, that I will raiseupוַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, who shall be of thysonsמִבָּנֶ֑יךָmi.ba.Nei.khaH1121; and I willestablishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559hiskingdomמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

12He shallbuildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129me anhouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004, and I willestablishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֥יve.kho.nan.TiH3559histhroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

13I will be hisfatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1, and he shall be mysonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121: and I will nottakeH5493mymercyוְחַסְדִּי֙ve.chas.DiH2617awayH5493from him, as ItookH5493it from him that wasbeforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:

14But I willsettleוְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּve.ha.'a.mad.Ti.huH5975him in myhouseבְּבֵיתִ֥יbe.vei.TiH1004and in mykingdomוּבְמַלְכוּתִ֖יu.ve.mal.khu.TiH4438foreverהָעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769: and histhroneוְכִסְא֕וֹve.khis.'OH3678shall beestablishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559forH5704evermoreעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15According to all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, and according to all thisvisionהֶחָז֣וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377, so didNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416speakדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696toDavidדָּוִֽיד׃ פda.VidH1732.

16AndDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who am I, OLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, and what is myhouseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004, that thou hastbroughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935me thusfarהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988?

17And yet this was a smallthingוַתִּקְטַ֨ןva.tik.TanH6994in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, OGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430; for thou hast alsospokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696of thyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for a great while tocomeלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350, and hastregardedוּרְאִיתַ֗נִיu.re.'i.Ta.niH7200me according to theestateכְּת֧וֹרke.TorH8448of amanהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120of highdegreeהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הha.ma.'a.LahH4609, OLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18WhatcanH3254Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732speakmoreH3254to thee for thehonourלְכָב֣וֹדle.kha.VodH3519of thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650? for thouknowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650.

19OLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068, for thyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650sake, and according to thy ownheartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820, hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213all thisgreatnessהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420, in makingknownלְהֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045all these greatthingsהַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ha.ge.du.LotH1420.

20OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, there is none like thee, neither is there anyGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430besidesזוּלָתֶ֑ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108thee, according to all that we haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with ourearsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

21And whatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776is like thypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whomGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980toredeemלִפְדּ֧וֹתlif.DotH6299to be his ownpeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971, tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thee anameשֵׁ֚םShemH8034bygreatגְּדֻלּ֣וֹתge.du.LotH1420and terriblethingsוְנֹרָא֔וֹתve.no.ra.'otH3372, by drivingoutלְגָרֵ֗שׁle.ga.ReshH1644nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֧יmi.pe.NeiH6440thypeopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971, whom thou hastredeemedפָּדִ֥יתָpa.Di.taH6299out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

22For thypeopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478didst thoumakeוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414thy ownpeopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769; and thou,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, becamest theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

23Therefore now,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, let thethingהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerning thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and concerning hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004beestablishedיֵאָמֵ֖ןye.'a.MenH539forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769, anddoוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as thou hastsaidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

24Let it even beestablishedוְ֠יֵֽאָמֵןVe.ye.'a.menH539, that thynameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034may bemagnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, even aGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and let thehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650beestablishedנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

25For thou, O myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, hasttoldגָּלִ֙יתָ֙ אֹ֣זֶןga.Li.ta 'O.zenH1540 H241thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650that thou wiltbuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129him anhouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004: therefore thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hathfoundמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672in his heart toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

26And now,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thou artGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and hastpromisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696thisgoodnessהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

27Now therefore let itpleaseהוֹאַ֙לְתָּ֙ho.'Al.taH2974thee toblessלְבָרֵךְ֙le.va.reKhH1288thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650, that it may bebeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769: for thoublessestבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and it shall beblessedוּמְבֹרָ֖ךְu.me.vo.RakhH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17

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