1 Chronicles 28:11

“David gave Solomon his son the pattern of the portico and of its houses, its treasure rooms, its upper rooms, its inner chambers, and of the house of the cover of expiation;”

1 Chronicles 28:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 28:11, word by word

Davidדָּוִידdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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gaveיִּתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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his sonבְנven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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the patternתַּבְנִיתtavnit

pattern

The pattern for building something.

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of the porticoאוּלָםulam

portico

Portico: the covered entrance in front of the main hall of a building. In the temple, the vestibule through which one entered.

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and of its housesבָּתָּיbatay

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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its treasure roomsגַנְזַכָּיganzakay

treasury

Treasury: a room where treasures are kept. The word appears only once in the Hebrew Bible (1 Chronicles 28:11).

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its upper roomsעֲלִיֹּתָיaliyotay

upper room

A room built on the roof.

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its innerפְּנִימִיםpenimim

inner

Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.

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chambersחֲדָרָיchadaray

inner room

Inner room, private chamber.

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of the cover of expiationכַּפֹּרֶתkaporet

cover of expiation

The gold lid of the ark, with the two cherubim. Its name comes from the verb "make expiation" (cover sin), because there the blood was sprinkled on the day of expiation (Leviticus 16:14-15).

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Translation note

“The house of the cover of expiation”: the Most Holy Place, where the ark was with its cover (Exodus 25:17-22).

The context

10See now that YHWH has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”

11 · This verse (above)

12and the pattern of all that he had in the spirit for the courts of the house of YHWH and for all the chambers around, for the treasuries of the house of Elohim and for the treasuries of the holy things;

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