1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 22:5
5And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent — famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And David | דָּוִ֗יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| My son | בְנִי֮ | ḇə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| is young | נַ֣עַר | na·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| and inexperienced | וָרָךְ֒ | wā·rāḵ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7390 tender, delicate, soft |
| and the house | וְהַבַּ֜יִת | wə·hab·ba·yiṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| to be built | לִבְנ֣וֹת | liḇ·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| for the LORD | לַיהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| must be exceedingly | לְמַ֜עְלָה | lə·ma‘·lāh | Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H4605 higher part |
| magnificent | לְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀ | lə·haḡ·dîl | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H1431 grow up, become great |
| famous | לְשֵׁ֤ם | lə·šêm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H8034 name |
| and glorious | וּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ | ū·lə·ṯip̄·’e·reṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8597 beauty, glory |
| throughout all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| lands | הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת | hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H776 earth, land |
| Therefore | נָּ֖א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| I must make preparations | אָכִ֥ינָה | ’ā·ḵî·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3559 be firm |
| for it | ל֑וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| So David | דָּוִ֛יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| made lavish | לָרֹ֖ב | lā·rōḇ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| preparations | וַיָּ֧כֶן | way·yā·ḵen | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| his death | מוֹתֽוֹ׃ | mō·w·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4194 death |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.