1 Chronicles 17
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וַיְהִ֕יand it wasכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust whenיָשַׁ֥בhe dweltדָּוִ֖ידDavidבְּבֵית֑וֹin house hisוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜ידDavidאֶל־toנָתָ֣ןNathanהַנָּבִ֗יאthe prophetהִנֵּ֨הhere!אָנֹכִ֤יIיוֹשֵׁב֙am dwellingבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofהָֽאֲרָזִ֔יםthe cedarsוַאֲר֥וֹןand the ark ofבְּרִית־the covenant ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehתַּ֥חַתis underיְרִיעֽוֹת׃tent curtains
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בְּכֹ֥לin everyאֲשֶֽׁר־whereהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮I went aboutבְּכָל־in allיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelהֲדָבָ֣ר¿ a wordדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdid I speakאֶת־withאַחַד֙one ofשֹׁפְטֵ֣יthe judges ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomצִוִּ֛יתִיI commandedלִרְע֥וֹתto shepherdאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֖יpeople myלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingלָ֛מָּהto why?לֹא־notבְנִיתֶ֥םhave you builtלִ֖יfor meבֵּ֥יתa house ofאֲרָזִֽים׃cedars
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וְ֠עַתָּהand thereforeכֹּֽה־thusתֹאמַ֞רyou will sayלְעַבְדִּ֣יto servant myלְדָוִ֗יד סto Davidכֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsאֲנִ֤יIלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙I took youמִן־fromהַנָּוֶ֔הthe pastureמִֽן־fromאַחֲרֵ֖יafterהַצֹּ֑אןthe flockלִהְי֣וֹתto beנָגִ֔ידrulerעַ֖לoverעַמִּ֥יpeople myיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣הand I wasעִמְּךָ֗with youבְּכֹל֙in everyאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereהָלַ֔כְתָּyou wentוָאַכְרִ֥יתand I cut offאֶת־obj.כָּל־allאוֹיְבֶ֖יךָenemies yourמִפָּנֶ֑יךָfrom before youוְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽיand I will makeלְךָ֙for youשֵׁ֔םa nameכְּשֵׁ֥םlike the name ofהַגְּדוֹלִ֖יםthe great peopleאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoבָּאָֽרֶץ׃are on the earth
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וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יand I will establishמָ֠קוֹםa placeלְעַמִּ֨יfor people myיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsraelוּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙and I will plant itוְשָׁכַ֣ןand it will dwellתַּחְתָּ֔יוin place itsוְלֹ֥אand notיִרְגַּ֖זit will be agitatedע֑וֹדagainוְלֹא־and notיוֹסִ֤יפוּthey will repeatבְנֵי־the sons ofעַוְלָה֙injusticeלְבַלֹּת֔וֹto consume itכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃at the former time
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וְהָיָ֗הand it will beכִּֽי־thatמָלְא֤וּthey have been completedיָמֶ֙יךָ֙days yourלָלֶ֣כֶתto goעִם־withאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָancestors yourוַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤יand I will raise upאֶֽת־obj.זַרְעֲךָ֙offspring yourאַחֲרֶ֔יךָafter youאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיִהְיֶ֖הhe will beמִבָּנֶ֑יךָone of descendants yourוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖יand I will establishאֶת־obj.מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃kingdom his
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אֲנִי֙Iאֶֽהְיֶה־I will becomeלּ֣וֹof himלְאָ֔בinto a fatherוְה֖וּאand heיִֽהְיֶה־he will becomeלִּ֣יof meלְבֵ֑ןinto a sonוְחַסְדִּי֙and covenant loyalty myלֹא־notאָסִ֣ירI will removeמֵֽעִמּ֔וֹfrom with the himכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asהֲסִיר֔וֹתִיI removed itמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רfrom the one whoהָיָ֖הhe wasלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃to before you
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וַתִּקְטַ֨ןand it was smallזֹ֤אתthisבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙in view yourאֱלֹהִ֔יםO Godוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רand you have spokenעַל־onבֵּֽית־the house ofעַבְדְּךָ֖servant yourלְמֵרָח֑וֹקto from distant timeוּרְאִיתַ֗נִיand you have seen meכְּת֧וֹרaccording to the order ofהָאָדָ֛םthe humankindהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הthe going upיְהוָ֥הO Yahwehאֱלֹהִֽים׃God
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וּמִי֙and who?כְּעַמְּךָ֣is like people yourיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelגּ֥וֹיa nationאֶחָ֖דoneבָּאָ֑רֶץon the earthאֲשֶׁר֩whichהָלַ֨ךְhe wentהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםthe Godלִפְדּ֧וֹתto redeemל֣וֹfor himselfעָ֗םa peopleלָשׂ֤וּםto makeלְךָ֙for yourselfשֵׁ֚םa nameגְּדֻלּ֣וֹתgreat thingsוְנֹרָא֔וֹתand awesome deedsלְגָרֵ֗שׁby driving outמִפְּנֵ֧יfrom beforeעַמְּךָ֛people yourאֲשֶׁר־whichפָּדִ֥יתָyou had redeemedמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםfrom Egyptגּוֹיִֽם׃nations
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וְ֠יֵֽאָמֵןand it may be establishedוְיִגְדַּ֨לso it may be greatשִׁמְךָ֤name yourעַד־untilעוֹלָם֙perpetuityלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingיְהוָ֤הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יis the God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לto Israelוּבֵית־and the house ofדָּוִ֥ידDavidעַבְדְּךָ֖servant yourנָכ֥וֹןis establishedלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃to before you
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