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He said to me,וַיֹּאמֶר לִי‘Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהyour son,בִנְךָheהוּאshall buildיִבְנֶהmy houseבֵיתִיand my courts,וַחֲצֵרוֹתָיforכִּיI have chosen himבָחַרְתִּי בוֹto be myלִיson,לְבֵןand Iוַאֲנִיwill beאֶהְיֶהhisלּוֹfather.לְאָב
1 Chronicles 28:6
Study it in the app“He said to me, ‘Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 28:6, word by word
- He said to meיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- ‘Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- your sonבִנְvin
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vin” appears- shall buildיִבְנֶהyivne
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yivne” appears- my houseבֵיתִveti
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “veti” appears- and my courtsחֲצֵרוֹתָchatserota
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatserota” appears- I have chosen himבָחַרְתִּיvacharti
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “vacharti” appears- will beאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- fatherאָבav
Father
God, Father of his people.
Where else “av” appears
The context
5And of all my sons (for YHWH has given me many sons) he chose Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of YHWH over Israel.
6 · This verse (above)
7I will establish his kingdom forever, if he holds firm to do my commandments and my rules, as at this day.’