God & Savior

1 Chronicles 22:2

So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.
1 Chronicles 22:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד לִכְנוֹס֙ אֶת־הַגֵּרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד חֹֽצְבִ֗ים לַחְצוֹב֙ אַבְנֵ֣י גָזִ֔ית לִבְנ֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. דָּוִ֔ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. לִכְנוֹס֙likh.nOs“to gather”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from כָּנַס · “to gather” · Strong's H3664
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. הַגֵּרִ֔יםha.ge.Rim“the sojourners”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גֵּר · “sojourner” · Strong's H1616
  6. אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz“[were] in [the] land of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  8. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  9. וַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.Med“and he appointed”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  10. חֹֽצְבִ֗יםcho.tze.Vim“stone cutters”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָצַב · “to hew” · Strong's H2672
  11. לַחְצוֹב֙lach.tzOv“to cut”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from חָצַב · “to hew” · Strong's H2672
  12. אַבְנֵ֣י'av.Nei“stones of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  13. גָזִ֔יתga.Zit“hewn [stone]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גָּזִית · “cutting” · Strong's H1496
  14. לִבְנ֖וֹתliv.Not“to build”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  15. בֵּ֥יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  16. הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)