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1 Chronicles 22:5

And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
1 Chronicles 22:5
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗יד שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בְנִי֮ נַ֣עַר וָרָךְ֒ וְהַבַּ֜יִת לִבְנ֣וֹת לַיהוָ֗ה לְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀ לְמַ֜עְלָה לְשֵׁ֤ם וּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ לְכָל־הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת אָכִ֥ינָה נָּ֖א ל֑וֹ וַיָּ֧כֶן דָּוִ֛יד לָרֹ֖ב לִפְנֵ֥י מוֹתֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. דָּוִ֗ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. שְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  4. בְנִי֮ve.Ni“son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. נַ֣עַרNa.'ar“[is] a youth”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  6. וָרָךְ֒va.roKh“and weak”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַךְ · “tender” · Strong's H7390
  7. וְהַבַּ֜יִתve.ha.Ba.yit“and the house”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  8. לִבְנ֣וֹתliv.Not“to build”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  9. לַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.weh“for Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. לְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀le.hag.Dil“[is] to make great”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  11. לְמַ֜עְלָהle.Ma'.lah“<to> upwards <towards>”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from מַ֫עַל · “above” · Strong's H4605
  12. לְשֵׁ֤םle.Shem“for a name”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  13. וּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙u.le.tif.'E.ret“and for honor”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תִּפְאָרָה · “beauty” · Strong's H8597
  14. לְכָל־le.khol“to all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.Tzot“the lands”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  16. אָכִ֥ינָה'a.Khi.nah“I will prepare”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from כּוּן · “prepare” · Strong's H3559A
  17. נָּ֖אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  18. ל֑וֹlo“for it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  19. וַיָּ֧כֶןvai.Ya.khen“and he prepared”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כּוּן · “prepare” · Strong's H3559A
  20. דָּוִ֛ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  21. לָרֹ֖בla.Ro“to abundance”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹב · “abundance” · Strong's H7230
  22. לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  23. מוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.To“death his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)