God & Savior

1 Chronicles 22:7

“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
1 Chronicles 22:7
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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)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּוִ֖יד לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה בְּנִ֕י אֲנִי֙ הָיָ֣ה עִם־לְבָבִ֔י לִבְנ֣וֹת בַּ֔יִת לְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. דָּוִ֖ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.Moh“to Solomon”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  4. בְּנִ֕יbe.ni“O son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  5. אֲנִי֙'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  6. הָיָ֣הha.Yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  8. לְבָבִ֔יle.va.Vi“heart my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
  9. לִבְנ֣וֹתliv.Not“to build”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  10. בַּ֔יִתBa.yit“a house”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  11. לְשֵׁ֖םle.Shem“for [the] name of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  12. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. אֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.Hai“God my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · 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)