| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Chronicles 17:1:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֕יvayehiand it happened 1 Chronicles 17:1:2 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רkaasherwhen 1 Chronicles 17:1:3 ⧉יָשַׁ֥בyashavsat or dwelt 1 Chronicles 17:1:4 ⧉דָּוִ֖ידdavidDavid 1 Chronicles 17:1:5 ⧉בְּבֵית֑וֹbevetoin his house 1 Chronicles 17:1:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Chronicles 17:1:7 ⧉דָּוִ֜ידdavidDavid 1 Chronicles 17:1:8 ⧉אֶל־נָתָ֣ןelnatanto Nathan 1 Chronicles 17:1:9 ⧉הַנָּבִ֗יאhanavithe prophet 1 Chronicles 17:1:10 ⧉הִנֵּ֨הhinnebehold 1 Chronicles 17:1:11 ⧉אָנֹכִ֤יanokhiI 1 Chronicles 17:1:12 ⧉יוֹשֵׁב֙yoshevdwelling 1 Chronicles 17:1:13 ⧉בְּבֵ֣יתbevetin a house of 1 Chronicles 17:1:14 ⧉הֽ͏ָאֲרָזִ֔יםhaarazimcedars 1 Chronicles 17:1:15 ⧉וַאֲר֥וֹןvaaronbut the ark 1 Chronicles 17:1:16 ⧉בְּרִית־יְהוָ֖הberityahwehof the covenant of the LORD 1 Chronicles 17:1:17 ⧉תַּ֥חַתtakhatunder 1 Chronicles 17:1:18 ⧉יְרִיעֽוֹת׃yeriotcurtains or tent coverings |
| 1. Formal Translation And it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Presence} remains under curtains.” |
| 1. Dynamic Translation Once David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a house of cedar wood, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Dwelling} lies under tent cloths.” |