1 Chronicles 16:40

“to offer up burnt offerings to YHWH on the altar of burnt offering continually, morning and evening, and according to all that is written in the law of YHWH, which he commanded Israel.”

1 Chronicles 16:40 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 16:40, word by word

to offer upהַעֲלוֹתhaalot

offer up

To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".

Where else “haalot” appears
burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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the altarמִזְבַּחmizbach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

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continuallyתָּמִידtamid

continually

Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.

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morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and eveningעָרֶבarev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

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that is writtenכָּתוּבkatuv

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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in the lawתוֹרַתtorat

law

Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.

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he commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

39and Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests he left before the dwelling of YHWH at the high place that was at Gibeon,

40 · This verse (above)

41And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of the selected ones who were designated by name to give thanks to YHWH, for his loyal love is forever;

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