1 Chronicles 22:19

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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 the LORD 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 the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
Deut 4:29 : 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek 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 the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
1 Chr 22:7 : 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
1 Kgs 8:21 : 21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
1 Chr 16:11 : 11 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
2 Chr 6:11 : 11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
2 Chr 20:3 : 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
1 Kgs 5:3 : 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD 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 therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
Isa 60:1 : 1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD 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 the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
Acts 11:23 : 23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and 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 the name of the Lord.
Deut 32:46-47 : 46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. 47 For it is not a 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 Jordan to possess it.

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