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ForכִּיDavidדָּוִידsaid,אָמַר“YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhas given restהֵנִיחַto his people,לְעַמּוֹand he dwellsוַיִּשְׁכֹּןin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַםforever.עַד לְעוֹלָם
1 Chronicles 23:25
Study it in the app“For David said, “YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 23:25, word by word
- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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.
Where else “yehva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- has given restהֵנִיחַheniach
give rest
To give rest, as YHWH to his people.
Where else “heniach” appears- to his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- and he dwellsיִּשְׁכֹּןyishkon
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “yishkon” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
24These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses, the heads of the fathers’ houses according to those of them counted, by the number of names, head by head, doing the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from twenty years old and upward.
25 · This verse (above)
26And also the Levites do not have to carry the dwelling or any of its utensils for its service.”