1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 28:2

²Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then King	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
David	דָּוִ֤יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
rose	וַיָּ֨קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his feet	רַגְלָ֔יו	raḡ·lāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
and said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Listen to me	שְׁמָע֖וּנִי	šə·mā·‘ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common singular	H8085 hear
my brothers	אַחַ֣י	’a·ḥay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
and my people	וְעַמִּ֑י	wə·‘am·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
It was in	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
my heart	לְבָבִ֡י	lə·ḇā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
to build	לִבְנוֹת֩	liḇ·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
a house	בֵּ֨ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
as a resting place	מְנוּחָ֜ה	mə·nū·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4496 resting-place, rest
for the ark	לַאֲר֣וֹן	la·’ă·rō·wn	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the covenant	בְּרִית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and as a footstool	וְלַהֲדֹם֙	wə·la·hă·ḏōm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1916 stool, footstool
for our God	אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
I had made preparations	וַהֲכִינ֖וֹתִי	wa·hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3559 be firm
to build it	לִבְנֽוֹת׃	liḇ·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build

Cross-references

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Isaiah 66:1 · Psalm 99:5 · 1 Chronicles 17:1–2 · Lamentations 2:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.