1 Chronicles 29:3

“Moreover, because I take pleasure in the house of my Elohim, I have a special treasure of gold and silver; I give it to the house of my Elohim, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house:”

1 Chronicles 29:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 29:3, word by word

because I take pleasureרְצוֹתִretsoti

take pleasure

To look on someone with pleasure.

Where else “retsoti” appears
in the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “vet” appears
of my Elohimאֱלֹהַeloha

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “eloha” appears
a special treasureסְגֻלָּהsegula

special treasure

Special treasure: what someone keeps apart as his most valued possession.

Where else “segula” appears
of goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

Where else “zahav” appears
and silverכָסֶףchasef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

Where else “chasef” appears
I give itנָתַתִּיnatati

give

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

Where else “natati” appears
over and aboveמַעְלָmala

above

Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".

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that I have preparedהֲכִינוֹתִיhachinoti

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

Where else “hachinoti” appears
for the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears

The context

2With all my strength I have prepared for the house of my Elohim the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and the wood for the things of wood; onyx stones and stones for setting, stones of antimony and of colors, and every precious stone, and marble stones in abundance.

3 · This verse (above)

4three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;

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