1 Chronicles 29:19

“And to Solomon my son give a whole heart to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all of it, and to build the palace for which I have made preparations.””

1 Chronicles 29:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 29:19, word by word

And to 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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my sonבְנִveni

son

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

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giveתֵּןten

give

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

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a wholeשָׁלֵםshalem

wholehearted

With one's whole self for God.

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heartלֵבָבlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

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to keepשְׁמוֹרshemor

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

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your commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶיmitsvote

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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your testimoniesעֵדְוֺתֶיedvote

testimony

Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.

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and your statutesחֻקֶּיchuke

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

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and to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

carry out

To do what is commanded.

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and to buildבְנוֹתvenot

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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the palaceבִּירָהbira

palace, citadel

Palace, fortress, citadel: a large, strong building. In Chronicles it is said of the house of God in Jerusalem; in Nehemiah and Esther, of a city's citadel.

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I have made preparationsהֲכִינוֹתִיhachinoti

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

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The context

18YHWH, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever as the inclination of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and establish their heart toward you.

19 · This verse (above)

20David said to all the assembly, “Now bless YHWH your Elohim.” And all the assembly blessed YHWH, the Elohim of their fathers, and bowed their heads and bowed down to YHWH and to the king.

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