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1 Chronicles 28

1AndDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732assembledוַיַּקְהֵ֣לvai.yak.HelH6950all theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thetribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֣יםha.she.va.TimH7626, and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of thecompaniesH4256thatministeredהַמְשָׁרְתִ֪יםham.sha.re.TimH8334to thekingהַמֶּ֟לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bycourseH4256, and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over thethousandsהָאֲלָפִ֣יםha.'a.la.FimH505, andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over thehundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967, and thestewardsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over all thesubstanceרְכוּשׁ־re.khush-H7399andpossessionוּמִקְנֶה֩׀u.mik.NehH4735of thekingלַמֶּ֨לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, and of hissonsוּלְבָנָ֜יוu.le.va.NavH1121, with theofficersהַסָּרִיסִ֧יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631, and with the mightymenH1368, and with all the valiantmenחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428, toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2ThenDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965upon hisfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251, and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971: As for me, I had in myheartלְבָבִ֡יle.va.ViH3824tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129anhouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofrestמְנוּחָ֜הme.nu.ChahH4496for thearkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and for thefootstoolוְלַהֲדֹם֙ רַגְלֵ֣יve.la.ha.Dom rag.LeiH1916 H7272of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and had madereadyוַהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיva.ha.khi.No.tiH3559for thebuildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129:

3ButGodוְהָאֱלֹהִים֙ve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidאָ֣מַר'A.marH559to me, Thou shalt notbuildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, because thou hast been amanאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמ֛וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421, and hastshedשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃sha.Fa.khe.taH8210bloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818.

4However theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֩'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478choseוַיִּבְחַ֡רvai.yiv.CharH977me before all thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1to bekingלְמֶ֤לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769: for he hathchosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063to be therulerלְנָגִ֔ידle.na.GidH5057; and of thehouseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1; and among thesonsוּבִבְנֵ֣יu.viv.NeiH1121of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1he tookpleasureרָצָ֔הra.TzahH7521in me to make mekingלְהַמְלִ֖יךְle.ham.LikhH4427over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5And of all mysonsבָּנַ֔יba.NaiH1121, (for theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathgivenנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414memanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,) he hathchosenוַיִּבְחַר֙vai.yiv.CharH977Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣הbish.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121tositלָשֶׁ֗בֶתla.She.vetH3427upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֛אki.Se'H3678of thekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבִנְךָ֔vin.KhaH1121, he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129myhouseבֵיתִ֖יvei.TiH1004and mycourtsוַחֲצֵרוֹתָ֑יva.cha.tze.ro.TaiH2691: for I havechosenבָחַ֨רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977him to be mysonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121, and I will be hisfatherלְאָֽב׃le.'AvH1.

7Moreover I willestablishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֖וֹmal.khu.ToH4438foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769, if he shall beconstantיֶחֱזַ֗קye.che.ZakH2388todoלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

8Now therefore in thesightלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478thecongregationקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and in theaudienceוּבְאָזְנֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,keepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104andseekוְדִרְשׁ֔וּve.dir.ShuH1875for all thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: that ye maypossessתִּֽירְשׁוּ֙ti.re.ShuH3423thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and leave it for aninheritanceוְהִנְחַלְתֶּ֛םve.hin.chal.TemH5157for yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֥םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310youforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.

9And thou,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה־she.lo.moh-H8010mysonבְנִ֡יve.NiH1121,knowדַּע֩da'H3045thou theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, andserveוְעָבְדֵ֗הוּve.'a.ve.De.huH5647him with aperfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003heartבְּלֵ֤בbe.LevH3820and with awillingחֲפֵצָ֔הcha.fe.TzahH2655mindוּבְנֶ֣פֶשׁu.ve.Ne.feshH5315: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068searchethדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875allheartsלְבָבוֹת֙le.va.VotH3824, andunderstandethמֵבִ֑יןme.VinH995all theimaginationsיֵ֥צֶרYe.tzerH3336of thethoughtsמַחֲשָׁב֖וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284: if thou shaltseekתִּדְרְשֶׁ֙נּוּ֙tid.re.She.nuH1875him, he will befoundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672of thee; but if thou shaltforsakeתַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800him, he will cast theeoffיַזְנִיחֲךָ֥yaz.ni.cha.KhaH2186foreverלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.

10Takeheedרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200now; for theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathchosenבָּ֧חַרBa.charH977thee tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129anhouseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004for thesanctuaryלַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁla.mik.DashH4720: bestrongחֲזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388, anddoוַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פva.'a.SehH6213it .

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֡וֹve.NoH1121thepatternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of theporchהָאוּלָם֩ha.'u.LamH197, and of thehousesבָּ֨תָּ֜יוba.TavH1004of it, and of itstreasuriesוְגַנְזַכָּ֧יוve.gan.za.KavH1597, and of its upperchambersוַעֲלִיֹּתָ֛יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944, and of itsinnerהַפְּנִימִ֖יםha.pe.ni.MimH6442parloursוַחֲדָרָ֥יוva.cha.da.RavH2315and of theplaceוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of the mercyseatהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727,

12And thepatternוְתַבְנִ֗יתve.tav.NitH8403of all that he had by thespiritבָר֙וּחַ֙va.Ru.achH7307, of thecourtsלְחַצְר֧וֹתle.chatz.RotH2691of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and of all thesurroundingסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957, of thetreasuriesלְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙le.'o.tze.rOtH214of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and of thetreasuriesוּלְאֹצְר֖וֹתu.le.'o.tze.RotH214of the dedicatedthingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944:

13Also for thecoursesוּֽלְמַחְלְקוֹת֙u.le.mach.le.kOtH4256of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and for all theworkמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of theserviceעֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and for all thevesselsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627ofserviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656in thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14He gave ofgoldלַזָּהָ֤בla.za.HavH2091byweightבַּמִּשְׁקָל֙ba.mish.KalH4948for things ofgoldלַזָּהָ֔בla.za.HavH2091, for allinstrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of all manner ofserviceH5656; silver also for allinstrumentsכְּלֵ֤יke.LeiH3627ofsilverהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701byweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֔לbe.mish.KalH4948, for allinstrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of every kind ofserviceH5656:

15Even theweightוּמִשְׁקָ֞לu.mish.KalH4948for thelampstandsH4501ofgoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091, and for theirlampsוְנֵרֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.ne.ro.tei.HemH5216ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, byweightבְּמִשְׁקַל־be.mish.kal-H4948for everylampstandH4501, and for itslampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216: and for thelampstandsH4501ofsilverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701byweightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948, both for thelampstandH4501, and also for itslampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֔יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216, according to theuseכַּעֲבוֹדַ֖תka.'a.vo.DatH5656of everylampstandH4501.

16And byweightמִשְׁקָ֛לmish.KalH4948he gavegoldהַזָּהָ֥בha.za.HavH2091for thetablesH7979ofshowbreadהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635, for everytableH7979; and likewisesilverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701for thetablesH7979ofsilverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701:

17Alsopureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091for thefleshhooksוְהַמִּזְלָג֧וֹתve.ha.miz.la.GotH4207, and thebowlsוְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹתve.ha.miz.ra.KotH4219, and thecupsוְהַקְּשָׂוֹ֖תve.ha.ke.sa.VotH7184: and for thegoldenהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091basinsH3713he gave gold byweightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948for everybasinH3713; and likewise silver byweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948for everybasinH3713ofsilverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701:

18And for thealtarוּלְמִזְבַּ֧חu.le.miz.BachH4196ofincenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004refinedמְזֻקָּ֖קme.zu.KakH2212goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091byweightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948; andgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091for thepatternוּלְתַבְנִ֣יתu.le.tav.NitH8403of thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818of thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֤יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, that spreadoutלְפֹ֣רְשִׂ֔יםle.Fo.re.SimH6566their wings, andcoveredוְסֹכְכִ֖יםve.so.khe.KhimH5526thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19All this, said David, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068made meunderstandהִשְׂכִּ֑ילhis.KilH7919inwritingבִּכְתָ֛בbikh.TavH3791by hishandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027upon me, even all theworksמַלְאֲכ֥וֹתmal.'a.KhotH4399of thispatternהַתַּבְנִֽית׃ פha.tav.NitH8403.

20AndDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֗וֹve.NoH1121, Bestrongחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388and of goodcourageוֶאֱמַץ֙ve.'e.MatzH553, anddoוַעֲשֵׂ֔הva.'a.SehH6213it :fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not, nor bedismayedתֵּחָ֑תte.ChatH2865: for theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430, even myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430, will be with thee; he will notfailיַרְפְּךָ֙yar.pe.KhaH7503thee, norforsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֔ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800thee, until thou hastfinishedלִכְל֕וֹתlikh.LotH3615all theworkמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399for theserviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21And, behold, thecoursesמַחְלְקוֹת֙mach.le.kOtH4256of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, even they shall be with thee for all theserviceעֲבוֹדַ֖תa.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and there shall be with thee for all manner ofworkmanshipמְלָאכָ֜הme.la.KhahH4399everywillingנָדִ֤יבna.DivH5081skilfulmanבַּֽחָכְמָה֙ba.cha.khe.MahH2451, for any manner ofserviceעֲבוֹדָ֔הa.vo.DahH5656: also theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֥יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will be wholly at thycommandדְּבָרֶֽיךָ׃ פde.va.Rei.khaH1697.

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