1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 22:2

²So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David	דָּוִ֔יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
gave orders	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to gather	לִכְנוֹס֙	liḵ·nō·ws	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3664 gather, collect
the foreigners	הַגֵּרִ֔ים	hag·gê·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1616 sojourner
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
from whom he appointed	וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד	way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
stonecutters	חֹֽצְבִ֗ים	ḥō·ṣə·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2672 hew, hew out, cleave
to prepare	לַחְצוֹב֙	laḥ·ṣō·wḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2672 hew, hew out, cleave
finished	גָזִ֔ית	ḡā·zîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1496 a cutting, hewing
stones	אַבְנֵ֣י	’aḇ·nê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
for building	לִבְנ֖וֹת	liḇ·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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