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He madeוַיַּעַשׂhimselfלוֹhousesבָתִּיםin the cityבְּעִירof David,דָּוִידand he preparedוַיָּכֶןa placeמָקוֹםfor the arkלַאֲרוֹןof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםand pitchedוַיֶּטa tentאֹהֶלfor it.לוֹ
1 Chronicles 15:1
Study it in the app“He made himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of Elohim and pitched a tent for it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 15:1, word by word
- He madeיַּעַשׂyaas
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appears- housesבָתִּיםvatim
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vatim” appears- in the cityעִירir
walled part
The walled part: "the city of David".
Where else “ir” appears- of Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and he preparedיָּכֶןyachen
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “yachen” appears- a placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- for the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and pitchedיֶּטyet
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “yet” appears- a tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Then David said, “The ark of Elohim is not to be carried except by the Levites, for YHWH chose them to carry the ark of YHWH and to minister to him forever.”