H0977–בָּחַר–ba.char

And one tribe I will give to his son, so that David my servant may have a light for ever burning before me in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine to put my name there.

בָּחַ֣רְתִּי ba.Char.ti “I have chosen”

When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he got together all the men of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand of his best fighting-men, to make war against Israel and get the kingdom back for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.

בָּח֖וּר ba.Chur “chosen [man]”

And Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, was king in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was king for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the town which the Lord had made his out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there; his

בָּחַ֨ר ba.Char “he had chosen”

Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it.

וְיִבְחֲר֣וּ (יִבְחֲר֣וּ) yiv.cha.Ru “let them choose”

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Take one ox for yourselves and get it ready first, for there are more of you; and make your prayers to your god, but put no fire under.

בַּחֲר֨וּ ba.cha.Ru “choose”

He put the image of Asherah which he had made in the house of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever.

בָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ ba.Char.ti “I have chosen”

And the Lord said, I will send Judah away from before my face, as I have sent Israel; I will have nothing more to do with this town, which I had made mine, even Jerusalem, and the holy house of which I said, My name will be there.

בָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ ba.Char.ti “I chose”

Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.

בָּחַ֣ר ba.Char “he had chosen”

Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took all the best men of Israel, and put them in line against the Aramaeans;

וַיִּבְחַ֗ר (יִּבְחַ֗ר) i.yiv.Char “he chose”בָּחוּר֙ ba.Chur “chosen [man]”

Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, so that I may do it to you.

בְּחַר־ be.char- “choose”

Though the Lord, the God of Israel, took me out of all my father's family, to be king over Israel for ever, marking out Judah to be chief, and, of the people of Judah, my father's family; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king ove

וַיִּבְחַ֡ר (יִּבְחַ֡ר) i.yiv.Char “he chose”בָּחַ֣ר ba.Char “he chose”

And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me a great number of sons) he has made selection of Solomon to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

וַיִּבְחַר֙ (יִּבְחַר֙) i.yiv.Char “he has chosen”

And he said to me, Solomon your son will be the builder of my house and the open spaces round it; for I have taken him to be my son, and I will be his father.

בָחַ֨רְתִּי va.Char.ti “I have chosen”

Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.

בָּ֧חַר Ba.char “he has chosen”

And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

בָּֽחַר־ ba.char- “he has chosen”

From the day when I took my people out of the land of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; and I took no man to be a ruler over my people Israel;

בָחַ֣רְתִּֽי va.Char.ti “I have chosen”בָחַ֣רְתִּֽי va.Char.ti “I have chosen”

But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.

וָאֶבְחַר֙ (אֶבְחַר֙) 'ev.Char “I have chosen”וָאֶבְחַ֣ר (אֶבְחַ֣ר) 'ev.Char “I have chosen”

If your people go out to war against their attackers, by whatever way you may send them, if they make their prayers to you turning their faces to this town of yours and to this house which I have put up for your name:

בָּחַ֣רְתָּ ba.Char.ta “you have chosen”

If with all their heart and soul they are turned again to you, in the land where they are prisoners, the land where they have been taken, and make their prayers, turning their eyes to their land which you gave to their fathers, and to the town which you

בָּחַ֔רְתָּ ba.Char.ta “you have chosen”

Now the Lord came to Solomon in a vision by night, and said to him, I have given ear to your prayer, and have taken this place for myself as a house where offerings are to be made.

וּבָחַ֜רְתִּי (בָחַ֜רְתִּי) va.Char.ti “I have chosen”

For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

בָּחַ֤רְתִּי ba.Char.ti “I have chosen”

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, and got together the men of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand of his best fighting-men, to make war against Israel and get the kingdom back for Rehoboam.

בָּח֖וּר ba.Chur “chosen [man]”

So King Rehoboam made himself strong in Jerusalem and was ruling there. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was ruling for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the town which the Lord had made his out of all the tribes of Israel, to put

בָּחַ֨ר ba.Char “he had chosen”

And Abijah went out to the fight with an army of men of war, four hundred thousand of his best men; and Jeroboam put his forces in line against him, eight hundred thousand of his best men of war.

בָּח֑וּר ba.Chur “chosen”בָּח֖וּר ba.Chur “chosen”

And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.

בָּחֽוּר׃ ba.Chur “chosen”