“My heart is towards the lawgivers of Yisra’ĕ
“For leaders leading in Yisra’ĕ
So I thought it necessary to appeal to the brothers to come to you in advance, and arrange your promised blessing beforehand – this to be ready as a blessing and not as greediness.
Because he received the appeal, indeed, but being more eager, he went to you of his own accord.
For if the readiness is present, it is well received according to what one has, not according to what he does not have –
And the people rejoiced, for they had given voluntarily, because with a perfect heart they had given voluntarily to יהוה. And Dawiḏ
and next to him was Amasyah son of Ziḵ
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to dwell at Yerushalayim.
And Ḥ
Bless יהוה, O my being, And do not forget all His dealings,
Your people volunteer in the day of Your might, In the splendours of set-apartness! From the womb, from the morning, You have the dew of Your youth!
