1 Chronicles 22:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַתָּ֗ה תְּנ֤וּ לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְנַפְשְׁכֶ֔ם לִדְר֖וֹשׁ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וְק֗וּמוּ וּבְנוּ֙ אֶת־מִקְדַּשׁ֙ יְהוָ֣ה הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֔ים לְהָבִ֞יא אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֗ה וּכְלֵי֙ קֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים לַבַּ֖יִת הַנִּבְנֶ֥ה לְשֵׁם־יְהוָֽה׃ פ

Transliteration

Now tᵊnû lᵊbabkem and napšᵊkem to seek to YHWH ʾĕlōhêkem; and qûmû and build ʾet-miqdaš YHWH hāʾĕlōhîm, to bring ʾet-ʾărôn bᵊrît-YHWH and kᵊlê qōdeš hāʾĕlōhîm to house hannibneh for šēm-YHWH.

Grammar Details

*tᵊnû*: qal imperative masculine plural - give/set
*lᵊbabkem*: noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your heart
*napšᵊkem*: noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your soul
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh
*ʾĕlōhêkem*: noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God
*qûmû*: qal imperative masculine plural - arise
*miqdaš*: noun, masculine singular construct - sanctuary of
*hāʾĕlōhîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God
*ʾărôn*: noun, masculine singular construct - ark of
*bᵊrît*: noun, feminine singular construct - covenant of
*kᵊlê*: noun, masculine plural construct - vessels of
*qōdeš*: noun, masculine singular - holiness
*hannibneh*: definite article + niphal participle masculine singular - the one being built
*šēm*: noun, masculine singular construct - name of

Word Meanings

*tᵊnû lᵊbabkem wᵊnapšᵊkem*: set your heart and soul/devote yourselves/commit yourselves
*miqdaš*: sanctuary/holy place/temple
*ʾărôn bᵊrît-YHWH*: ark of the covenant of YHWH/covenant ark of the LORD
*kᵊlê qōdeš*: holy vessels/sacred utensils/holy objects

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
2 Chr 5:7 : 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
Deut 4:29 : 29 But from thence ye shall seek Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt find him, when thou searchest after him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
1 Kgs 8:6 : 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
1 Chr 22:7 : 7 And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.
Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
1 Kgs 8:21 : 21 And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
1 Chr 16:11 : 11 Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.
2 Chr 6:11 : 11 And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
2 Chr 20:3 : 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
1 Kgs 5:3 : 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.
1 Chr 22:16 : 16 of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee.
Isa 60:1 : 1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
Dan 9:3 : 3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
Hag 1:5 : 5 Now therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.
Acts 11:23 : 23 who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:
Acts 22:16 : 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
Deut 32:46-47 : 46 And he said unto them, Set your heart unto all the words which I testify unto you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, [even] all the words of this law. 47 For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Chr 28:10
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10Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
1 Kgs 6:19
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19And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
1 Chr 22:11
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11Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken concerning thee.
1 Chr 28:2
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2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
1 Chr 22:1-2
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1Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.
2And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
1 Kgs 8:20-21
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20And Jehovah hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
21And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
1 Chr 22:6-7
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6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel.
7And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.
2 Chr 20:8
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8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
1 Chr 15:12
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12and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto [the place] that I have prepared for it.
Hag 1:8
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8Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah.
2 Chr 6:41
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41Now therefore arise, O Jehovah God, into thy resting-place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Jehovah God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
2 Chr 2:1
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1Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
2 Chr 35:2-3
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2And he set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.
3And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders: now serve Jehovah your God, and his people Israel.
1 Chr 15:14
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14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
2 Chr 6:7
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7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
2 Chr 6:10-11
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10And Jehovah hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
11And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
Ezra 5:15
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15and he said unto him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in its place.
1 Chr 29:16
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16O Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name cometh of thy hand, and is all thine own.
1 Kgs 8:17
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17Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
1 Kgs 5:5
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5And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build the house for my name.
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3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
2 Chr 29:5
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5and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
Ps 132:8
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8Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Ezra 7:19
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19And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
1 Kgs 8:44
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44If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto Jehovah toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name;
Ezra 1:3
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2 Chr 6:18
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2 Chr 6:34
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34If thy people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;
Ezra 1:5
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1 Kgs 8:61
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61Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
2 Sam 6:2
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2And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him, from Baale-judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of Jehovah of hosts that [ sitteth] [above] the cherubim.
2 Sam 7:27
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27For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
2 Chr 1:4
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4But the ark of God had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim to [the place] that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
Josh 22:19
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19Howbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of Jehovah, wherein Jehovah's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against Jehovah, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides the altar of Jehovah our God.
2 Chr 2:6
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6But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?
2 Chr 30:19
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19that setteth his heart to seek God, Jehovah, the God of his fathers, though [he be] not [cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary.
1 Chr 29:19
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19and give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.
1 Chr 17:25
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1 Chr 15:1
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2 Chr 29:10
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Josh 3:3
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1 Kgs 8:27
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2 Kgs 22:6
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2 Chr 7:16
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16For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
2 Chr 6:38
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38if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name: