1 Chronicles 29:9

“The people rejoiced that they had offered willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered willingly to YHWH; and also David the king rejoiced with great joy.”

1 Chronicles 29:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 29:9, word by word

The peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
rejoicedיִּשְׂמְחוּyismchu

rejoice

To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.

Where else “yismchu” appears
that they had offered willinglyהִתְנַדְּבָhitnadva

volunteer

To give oneself gladly.

Where else “hitnadva” appears
with a wholeשָׁלֵםshalem

wholehearted

With one's whole self for God.

Where else “shalem” appears
heartלֵבlev

heart

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

Where else “lev” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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 “yhva” appears
Davidדָּוִידdavid

David

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

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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with greatגְדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gedola” appears
joyשִׂמְחָהsimcha

joy

Joy, gladness, celebration.

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The context

8Whoever had stones gave them to the treasury of the house of YHWH, under the direction of Jehiel the Gershonite.

9 · This verse (above)

10David blessed YHWH in the sight of all the assembly. David said, “Blessed are you, YHWH, the Elohim of Israel our father, from eternity to eternity.

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