Core Glossary
Core Glossary: 1 Chronicles (Spanish Destination Language Package)
Curriculum: 1 Chronicles
Destination language: Spanish
Baseline authority: Romans Language Package. Terms marked “Reused from baseline” carry the EXACT Spanish rendering, risk tier, and doctrinal notes already established in translation_memory.json / bible_term_registry.json; they are not renegotiated here. New terms proposed below extend that package for 1 Chronicles and must be added to translation_memory.json under the same enforcement rules described in 12_ai_translation_requirements.md before Phase 2 begins.
Risk tier definitions (identical to baseline doctrine_risk_registry.json):
- Critical — mistranslation destroys/alters essential doctrine; human theologian review required for every occurrence.
- High — mistranslation creates significant theological confusion or syncretism risk; human theologian review required.
- Medium — mistranslation reduces clarity but preserves essential meaning; native speaker review recommended.
- Low — minor imprecision; automated review sufficient.
A. Terms Reused Exactly from the Baseline Romans Package
| English Term | Spanish Rendering | Risk (baseline) | Doctrine Link | Chapters (1 Chr) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| covenant | pacto | High | Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed | 11, 15–17, 21–22, 28 | Reused unchanged; distinguish human political covenants (ch.11) from God’s own covenant (ch.17). |
| God | Dios | Critical | all | throughout | Reused unchanged. |
| David | David | Low | Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed | throughout | Reused unchanged. |
| Israel | Israel | Low/Medium | Genealogy/Continuity | throughout | Reused unchanged. |
| prophet | profeta | Low | Inspiration of Scripture | 17, 25 (naba) | Reused unchanged. |
| prophecy | profecía | Low | Fulfillment of Prophecy | 17 | Reused unchanged. |
| holy | santo | Medium (TM) / High (registry) | Worship/Levitical Order | 6, 15, 23 | Reused unchanged; apply to Levites’ consecration. |
| sanctification | santificación | High | Worship/Levitical Order | 15 | Reused unchanged; distinguish OT Levitical self-consecration from NT ongoing Spirit-sanctification — related, not identical referent. |
| glory | gloria | Medium | God’s Faithfulness | 16, 29 | Reused unchanged. |
| father | Padre | Critical | Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed | 17:13 | Reused unchanged; applies to God/Solomon covenantal sonship — see entry below for critical nuance. |
| election | elección | High | Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed | 28 | Reused unchanged; reject “destino”/“suerte.” |
| seed_of_david (pattern) | descendencia (de David) | High | Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed | 17:11 | Adapted: here it is the OT source promise (“your descendants”), not the NT fulfillment phrase; same rendering, reversed narrative direction. |
| messiah | Mesías | Critical | Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed | (background only; not a direct term in 1 Chr) | Cited for typological cross-reference to mashach (ch.11, 29). |
| church (concept, not term) | iglesia | Medium | Worship/Levitical Order | 16 (qahal) | Cited for typological cross-reference only; do not directly substitute for OT qahal. |
| grace | gracia | High | (contrast term) | (background) | Cited only to distinguish from chesed (ch.17) — do NOT conflate. |
| thanksgiving | acción de gracias | Low | Worship/Levitical Order | 16 | Reused unchanged. |
| kingdom_of_god (concept) | reino de Dios | Medium | (contrast term) | (background) | Cited to distinguish from mamlakah (ch.3, 17) — related by trajectory, not identical referent. |
B. New Terms Proposed for This Curriculum
B1. Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed (Core Passage Focus)
| Term | Hebrew (translit.) | Spanish Rendering | Risk | Chapters | Rationale / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| house (dynasty/temple/palace) | בַּיִת (bayit) | casa | Critical | 1, 3–4, 14, 17, 22, 26 | Triple wordplay (palace/temple/dynasty) is the theological hinge of ch.17. Must always render “casa” consistently; never substitute “templo,” “palacio,” or “linaje” independently or the wordplay collapses. Rejected: inconsistent context-driven substitution. |
| steadfast love | חֶסֶד (chesed) | misericordia (+ gloss: “amor leal e inquebrantable del pacto”) | Critical | 16–17 | RV-tradition term but risks narrowing to compassion-only sense in popular piety; must not be conflated with gracia (NT unmerited favor, different term/Testament). Rejected: “gracia” (term collision with baseline), “lástima/compasión pasajera” (too weak). |
| father / son (covenantal) | אָב / בֵּן (av / ben) | Padre / hijo | Critical | 17:13 | Quoted in Heb 1:5 of Christ; immediate referent is Solomon’s adoptive covenantal sonship, NOT the baseline’s Critical son_of_god (Hijo de Dios, unique eternal deity). Must teach the three-tier distinction: Solomon’s adoptive sonship / believers’ adoption / Christ’s unique eternal Sonship. Rejected: unqualified “Hijo de Dios” applied to Solomon. |
| forever/perpetuity | עוֹלָם (olam) | para siempre | High | 17:12,14; 16:15 | Must be taught as binding covenant-oath language, not sentimental hyperbole common in everyday Spanish (“te querré para siempre”). Rejected: none lexical; risk is register/teaching, not word choice. |
| offspring/seed | זֶרַע (zera) | descendencia | High | 17:11 | Root of NT “seed of David” fulfillment (baseline). Immediate referent Solomon; must flag forward trajectory to Christ without erasing historical referent. Rejected: “simiente” (archaic register inconsistent with baseline’s non-archaic standard). |
| throne | כִּסֵּא (kisse) | trono | Medium | 17:12,14 | Quoted Luke 1:32-33 re: Christ. Lexically simple; theological weight carried by teaching note. |
| kingdom (historical, David’s/Solomon’s) | מַמְלָכָה (mamlakah) | reino | Medium | 3, 17, 28 | Distinguish from capitalized baseline “reino de Dios” (NT kingdom-of-God doctrine); related by trajectory only. |
| prince/ruler | נָגִיד (nagid) | príncipe / gobernante | Medium | 17:7 | Avoid fairy-tale connotation; retain divinely-designated-ruler sense. |
| build | בָּנָה (banah) | edificar / construir | High | 17:1,4,10,12 | Same verb must be used for both “David build God’s house” and “God build David’s house” — the reversal is the passage’s theological center. Rejected: varying the verb by referent. |
| LORD (Tetragrammaton, YHWH) | יְהוָה (YHWH) | SEÑOR (versalitas) / Jehová (RV1960 alt.) | High | throughout | Deliberately shares the “Señor” lexeme with baseline’s kyrios rendering (Lordship of Christ) to reinforce OT/NT continuity of the one Lord. Must not be read as merely devotional; carries full covenant-name authority. Rejected: lowercase generic “señor” (loses divine-name status). |
| LORD of hosts | יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת (YHWH Tseva’ot) | el SEÑOR de los ejércitos | High | 17:7 | Tradition fork (RV “Jehová de los ejércitos” vs. NVI “SEÑOR Todopoderoso”). This package standardizes “SEÑOR de los ejércitos” for literal cosmic-military imagery. Rejected: reducing to Israel’s literal earthly army only. |
| ark of the covenant | אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה | el arca del pacto (del SEÑOR) | High | 13, 15–17 | Homonym collision in Spanish with Noah’s ark and “arca” (strongbox); disambiguate with “del pacto/del SEÑOR.” |
| vision | חָזוֹן (chazon) | visión | Low-Medium | 17:15 | Reuse baseline prophecy caution: distinguish from horóscopo/esoteric prediction. |
| word of God | דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים (devar ha-Elohim) | la palabra de Dios | Medium | 17:3 | Connects to baseline inspiration_of_scripture doctrine (Medium); distinguish from Magisterium/Tradition-parallel authority framing. |
B2. Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
| Term | Hebrew (translit.) | Spanish Rendering | Risk | Chapters | Rationale / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genealogies/generations | תּוֹלְדוֹת (toledot) | genealogías / generaciones | Medium | 1–9 | Risk is pedagogical (perceived as filler); teach as deliberate covenant-continuity argument. |
| beget | יָלַד (yalad) | engendrar / fue padre de | Low | 1–9 | Standard formal genealogical register. |
| clan/family | מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpachah) | clan / familia | Low | 2, 4–5 | Standard. |
| inheritance | נַחֲלָה (nachalah) | heredad / herencia | Medium | 4 | Retain covenantal-gift connotation vs. secular “propiedad.” |
| unfaithfulness/trespass | מַעַל (ma’al) | infidelidad / transgresión | Medium | 5, 10 | Related to baseline sin (pecado); reject softening “falta” per baseline convention. |
| exile/captivity | גָּלוּת (galut) | cautiverio / exilio | Low | 5 | Standard historical-theological term. |
| nations | גּוֹיִם (goyim) | naciones | Low | 1 | Do not import NT “gentiles” term here; different historical referent than baseline gentiles. |
| king | מֶלֶךְ (melek) | rey | Medium | 3, 10–11, 18 | Standard; theological weight is narrative persistence of the line, not lexical choice. |
B3. Worship and the Levitical Order
| Term | Hebrew (translit.) | Spanish Rendering | Risk | Chapters | Rationale / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| priest | כֹּהֵן (kohen) | sacerdote | Low | 6 | Standard; brief note distinguishing Aaronic priesthood from Catholic ordained priesthood useful but term itself is standard. |
| Levites | לְוִיִּם (Leviyim) | levitas | Low | 6, 9, 15–16, 23–26 | Standard. |
| city of refuge | מִקְלָט (miqlat) | ciudad de refugio | Low | 6 | Standard. |
| gate/gatekeeper | שַׁעַר / שׁוֹעֵר (sha’ar/sho’er) | puerta / portero | Low | 9, 26 | Standard. |
| division/watch (of service) | מִשְׁמָר (mishmar) | turno / división (de servicio) | Medium | 9, 23–24 | Liturgical rostering sense; avoid pure military “guardia” reading. |
| consecrate/sanctify | קָדַשׁ (qadash) | consagrar(se) / santificar(se) | High | 15 | Distinguish Levitical cultic self-consecration from NT ongoing Spirit-sanctification (baseline sanctification) — related, not identical. |
| song/make music | שִׁיר / זִמֵּר (shir/zamar) | cantar / cántico | Low | 15 | Standard. |
| minister/serve | שֵׁרֵת (sharath) | servir / ministrar | Medium | 16, 23 | Retain sacred-office connotation vs. secular “trabajar.” |
| Hallelujah | הַלְלוּיָה (halleluyah) | Aleluya | Low | 16 | Reuse baseline transliteration convention (Amén, Aleluya). |
| remember (covenantally) | זָכַר (zakar) | recordar / acordarse de | Medium | 16 | Active covenantal remembering, not passive nostalgia. |
| assembly/congregation | קָהָל (qahal) | asamblea / congregación | Medium | 16 | Historical/linguistic ancestor of NT ekklēsia/baseline church; do not directly substitute “iglesia.” |
| by lot | גּוֹרָל (goral) | suerte (echar suertes) | Medium | 24 | CAUTION — mirror-image risk to baseline election entry: here “echar suertes” is a legitimate act of faith in providence, NOT the fatalistic “tener suerte” of everyday speech, nor a lottery/“lotería” association. Requires clarifying teaching note in the opposite direction from the baseline’s election caution. |
| prophesy (of musicians) | נָבָא (naba) | profetizar | Medium | 25 | Retain literal “profetizar” with teaching note rather than smoothing to plain “cantar”; unusual but deliberate biblical collocation. |
| treasury | אוֹצָר (otsar) | tesoro / tesorería | Low | 26 | Standard. |
| commander/official | שַׂר (sar) | jefe / comandante / oficial | Low | 27 | Standard administrative term. |
| mighty man/men | גִּבּוֹר / גִּבּוֹרִים (gibbor/gibborim) | valiente(s) | Low | 11–12, 27 | Standard military-narrative term. |
| anoint | מָשַׁח (mashach) | ungir | High | 11, 29 | Etymological/typological link to baseline messiah (Mesías, Critical); teach connection without equating David/Solomon with “the Messiah.” |
B4. Preparation for the Temple
| Term | Hebrew (translit.) | Spanish Rendering | Risk | Chapters | Rationale / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| altar | מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbeach) | altar | Medium | 21 | Standard; ties temple site to specific narrative/geographic moment. |
| burnt offering | עוֹלָה (olah) | holocausto | Medium | 21 | Note modern-Spanish secondary association with the historical Holocaust/Shoah; retains technical sacrificial sense in biblical-liturgical register but flag for less-literate learners. |
| plague/pestilence | דֶּבֶר (dever) | peste / plaga | Low | 21 | Standard. |
| angel/messenger | מַלְאָךְ (mal’ak) | ángel | Low | 21 | Standard. |
| atone | כִּפֶּר (kipper) | expiar / hacer expiación | Medium | 21 | Full substitutionary/propitiatory weight must be retained; reject “compensar/reparar." |
| "be strong and courageous” | חֲזַק וֶאֱמָץ (chazaq/‘amats) | esfuérzate y sé valiente | Low | 22 | Established formulaic Spanish Bible rendering. |
| wisdom and understanding | חׇכְמָה וּתְבוּנָה (chokmah/tebunah) | sabiduría y entendimiento | Low | 22 | Standard; ties competence to covenant obedience, not mere skill. |
| pattern/blueprint | תַּבְנִית (tavnit) | modelo / plano / diseño | High | 28 | Must convey specific, God-given architectural revelation, not vague inspiration; reject “idea”/“concepto.” |
| Spirit (OT usage) | רוּחַ (ruach) | Espíritu | High | 28 | Where referent is divine, align with baseline Espíritu Santo (Critical) as anticipatory OT revelation; do not overclaim full explicit Trinitarian statement in this OT text. |
| choose/elect | בָּחַר (bachar) | elegir / elección | High | 28 | Reused from baseline election; reject “destino”/“suerte.” |
| offer willingly | נָדַב (nadab) | ofrecer voluntariamente / de buena voluntad | Medium | 29 | Connects to grace-shaped (not merit-generating) generosity; do not imply giving purchases temple access or divine favor. |
| whole/undivided heart | לֵבָב שָׁלֵם (levav shalem) | corazón íntegro / de todo corazón | Medium | 29 | Avoid “perfecto” (implies sinlessness); “íntegro/entero” better conveys undivided devotion. |
B5. God’s Faithfulness across Generations (Cross-Cutting)
| Term | Hebrew (translit.) | Spanish Rendering | Risk | Chapters | Rationale / Rejected Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seek/consult (God vs. mediums) | דָּרַשׁ (darash) | consultar / buscar | Medium | 10 | Distinguish sharply from consulting mediums/spiritists — direct relevance to baseline’s flagged Espiritismo/Santería syncretism risk (cf. baseline holy_spirit, resurrection notes). |
| Satan/adversary | שָׂטָן (satan) | Satanás | High (doctrinal complexity) | 21 | Lexically simple, but requires careful teaching alongside 2 Samuel 24:1’s parallel to preserve both divine sovereignty and real adversarial agency without resolving the tension by minimizing either. |
| dwell | שָׁכַן (shakan) | morar | Medium | 17:5 | Preserve intentional, chosen quality of God’s historical dwelling mode; loosely anticipates John 1:14 without claiming lexical identity. |
| tent / tabernacle | אֹהֶל / מִשְׁכָּן (ohel/mishkan) | tienda / tabernáculo | Medium | 17:5 | Reserve “tabernáculo” for the technical sanctuary structure. |
| shepherd | רָעָה (ra’ah) | pastorear | Medium | 17:6 | Preserve caring/servant-leadership connotation; do not flatten to generic “gobernar.” |
| name (given by God) | שֵׁם (shem) | nombre | Medium | 17:8 | Contrast self-made ambition (Genesis 11:4) with God-given renown (grace-shaped legacy). |
| place (secure homeland) | מָקוֹם (makom) | lugar | Low | 17:9 | Standard. |
| plant (settle permanently) | נָטַע (nata) | plantar | Low-Medium | 17:9 | Metaphorical rootedness/permanence, not merely agricultural. |
| servant (covenant title) | עֶבֶד (‘eved) | siervo | Low | 17:4 | Covenant-honorific, not degrading. |
Risk Summary (New Terms Introduced by This Package)
| Risk Tier | Count | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | 3 (bayit/casa, chesed/misericordia, av-ben/Padre-hijo) | Human theologian, every occurrence |
| High | 13 | Human theologian |
| Medium | 22 | Native speaker review |
| Low | 20 | Automated review |
Total new terms proposed for translation_memory.json and bible_term_registry.json extension: 58, in addition to 16 baseline terms reused without modification (Section A).
This glossary must be merged into an updated translation_memory.json (version increment required) before Phase 2 segment translation of 1 Chronicles begins, per the enforcement procedure in 12_ai_translation_requirements.md.
Critical Risk Terms
Father
Approved rendering: Padre
Transliteration: patēr (NT); av (OT, 1 Chr 17:13)
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed / Solomon’s Covenantal Sonship
Original: אָב
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged, BUT with a book-specific CRITICAL caution: in 1 Chronicles 17:13 this describes God’s covenantal, adoptive fatherhood toward Solomon specifically — not yet the baseline’s fuller New Testament Fatherhood toward all believers by adoption (Romans 8), and never to be confused with the baseline’s Critical ‘Hijo de Dios’ applied uniquely and eternally to Christ. Capitalize ‘Padre’ as God’s title; do not capitalize the corresponding ‘hijo’ (see father_son_covenantal below).
Messiah
Approved rendering: Mesías
Transliteration: Christos / Mashiach; root mashach (OT, 1 Chr 11:3, 29:22)
Doctrine: Anointing and Its Messianic Typology
Rejected alternatives: un ungido más, entre otros santos o profetas venerados
Original: מָשִׁיחַ (root מָשַׁח)
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Cited in 1 Chronicles for typological cross-reference to the verb ‘ungir’ (anoint, see below). Teach the etymological/typological link between David’s and Solomon’s historical anointing and Christ’s ultimate Messianic anointing WITHOUT ever equating either king with ‘the Messiah’ himself.
God
Approved rendering: Dios
Transliteration: theos / Elohim / YHWH
Doctrine: The Divine Name and the Lordship It Establishes
Original: אֱלֹהִים / יהוה
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Universally standard in Spanish Christian usage. See separate entry for the Tetragrammaton’s specific rendering as ‘SEÑOR’ below (lord_of_hosts / divine_name entries).
Lord
Approved rendering: Señor
Transliteration: kyrios (NT); YHWH (OT covenant name, rendered SEÑOR)
Doctrine: The Divine Name and the Lordship It Establishes
Rejected alternatives: Señor mío (devotional-only, without lordship claim over the whole of life)
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged for NT kyrios. EXTENDED for 1 Chronicles: the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), used hundreds of times in this book, is rendered ‘SEÑOR’ (small caps/versalitas) to deliberately share the same lexeme as this baseline entry, tying the OT covenant name to the NT confession ‘Jesús es el Señor.’ ‘Jehová’ (RV1960 convention) is an acceptable cited alternative. Never read as a merely devotional or generic honorific title.
Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: Espíritu Santo
Transliteration: pneuma hagion (NT); ruach (OT usage, 1 Chr 28:12)
Doctrine: The Temple Pattern as Direct Divine Revelation
Rejected alternatives: una fuerza impersonal, un espíritu guía o ancestral
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. See spirit_ot_usage below for the book-specific OT ‘ruach’ extension (1 Chr 28:12), which must be taught as anticipatory OT revelation continuous with, but not an overclaimed full Trinitarian statement of, this Critical NT doctrine.
Son Of God
Approved rendering: Hijo de Dios
Transliteration: huios theou
Doctrine: Solomon’s Covenantal Sonship and Its Typology of Christ
Rejected alternatives: hijo de Dios en el sentido genérico aplicado a todo creyente, aplicación de esta frase capitalizada a Salomón
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. CRITICAL BOOK-SPECIFIC CAUTION: this full capitalized phrase must NEVER be applied to Solomon in 1 Chronicles 17:13, 22:10, or 28:6, despite the verse being quoted of Christ in Hebrews 1:5. Solomon’s sonship there is lowercase, adoptive, covenantal (see father_son_covenantal below); this baseline phrase remains reserved exclusively for Christ’s unique, eternal, co-equal divine Sonship.
House Dynasty Temple Palace
Approved rendering: casa
Transliteration: bayit
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Rejected alternatives: templo (as an independent substitution for any single occurrence), palacio (as an independent substitution), linaje (as an independent substitution)
Original: בַּיִת
Category: Covenant
Triple wordplay across 1 Chronicles 17 (David’s cedar palace v.1; the temple God will not let David build v.4; the royal dynasty God will build for David v.10,12), recurring in chs. 1, 3-4, 14, 22, 26, 28-29. Must ALWAYS be rendered ‘casa’ consistently across every occurrence and every sense, never varied for stylistic smoothness, or the chapter’s central theological reversal (David proposes to build God a house; God promises to build David a house) is destroyed. Translator’s note required at first occurrence explaining the triple sense.
Father Son Covenantal
Approved rendering: hijo
Transliteration: av / ben
Doctrine: Solomon’s Covenantal Sonship and Its Typology of Christ
Rejected alternatives: Hijo de Dios (capitalized; reserved exclusively for Christ per baseline son_of_god entry — NEVER applied to Solomon)
Original: אָב / בֵּן
Category: Christology
1 Chr 17:13 (‘I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son’), quoted in Hebrews 1:5 of Christ. The immediate referent is Solomon’s adoptive, covenantal sonship. Render lowercase ‘hijo,’ paired with ‘Padre.’ Must teach the three-tier distinction: Solomon’s adoptive sonship here / believers’ adoption (Romans 8) / Christ’s unique eternal Sonship (baseline Hijo de Dios) — collapsing any tier into another is a serious doctrinal risk in a culture where ‘hijo de Dios’ language is used loosely in popular devotion.
Steadfast Love
Approved rendering: misericordia
Transliteration: chesed
Doctrine: God’s Steadfast Covenant Love (Chesed)
Rejected alternatives: gracia (term collision with the baseline’s distinct NT charis category), lástima/compasión pasajera (too weak; loses the covenant-loyalty dimension)
Original: חֶסֶד
Category: Covenant
1 Chr 16:34,41; 17:13. God’s promise that, unlike Saul, his covenant loyalty to David’s line will never be withdrawn. ALWAYS pair ‘misericordia’ with a clarifying gloss such as ‘amor leal e inquebrantable del pacto.’ Twofold critical risk: (1) popular Catholic and general Hispanic piety, intensified by the widespread ‘Divina Misericordia’ devotional movement (St. Faustina), skews ‘misericordia’ toward compassion-to-the-guilty alone; (2) must NEVER be silently conflated with the baseline’s ‘gracia’ — related but theologically and lexically distinct categories from different Testaments.
High Risk Terms
Gospel
Approved rendering: evangelio
Transliteration: euangelion
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: buenas nuevas (only as a descriptive gloss, never the standalone technical term)
Original: εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Cited in 1 Chronicles teaching only to note that the Davidic covenant of ch. 17 is the Old Testament root of the good news the New Testament proclaims concerning Christ, David’s greater Son. No 1 Chronicles Hebrew term maps directly to this entry.
Grace
Approved rendering: gracia
Transliteration: charis
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: favor merecido, recompensa por buenas obras
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Cited in 1 Chronicles only as a CONTRAST term to the Hebrew chesed (steadfast love, ch. 16-17) and to David’s willing temple offerings (nadab, ch. 29). Do NOT substitute ‘gracia’ for ‘chesed’ or ‘nadab’ in teaching notes; they are related but not interchangeable across Testaments/Greek-Hebrew lexemes.
Faith
Approved rendering: fe
Transliteration: pistis (NT); he’emin (OT parallel)
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: devoción religiosa general, creencia cultural heredada
Original: פִּיסטִיס (NT concept; OT parallel: הֶאֱמִין, he’emin)
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. 1 Chronicles models faith narratively (David’s trust in God’s oracle, 17:16-27, contrasted with Saul’s unfaithfulness and medium-consultation, ch. 10) rather than through a single repeated technical term.
Covenant
Approved rendering: pacto
Transliteration: berit
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Rejected alternatives: contrato legal, convenio/acuerdo (as a false lexical distinction from the human-covenant sense)
Original: בְּרִית
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. BOOK-SPECIFIC EXTENSION: 1 Chronicles 11:3 uses the identical Spanish word ‘pacto’ for a human political agreement (David and Israel’s elders at Hebron) immediately before ch. 17 uses it of God’s own unilateral covenant. Do not introduce a second Spanish word for the human sense (the Hebrew does not lexically distinguish them); fence exclusively through a teaching note contrasting the nature of each covenant.
Election
Approved rendering: elección
Transliteration: eklogē (NT); bachar (OT, 1 Chr 28:4-6,10)
Doctrine: Effectual Calling / Election
Rejected alternatives: destino, suerte
Original: בָּחַר
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Extended to 1 Chronicles 28: God’s sovereign choice of Judah, of David’s house, and of Solomon to build the temple. Avoid ‘destino’/‘suerte’ (fatalistic vernacular). NOTE the mirror-image case at ‘cast_lots’ below, where a different Hebrew term (goral) legitimately uses ‘suerte’-family vocabulary in a non-fatalistic sense — do not conflate the two entries.
Holy
Approved rendering: santo
Transliteration: hagios (NT); qadosh/qadash (OT, 1 Chr 15:12,14)
Doctrine: Sanctification / Worship and the Levitical Order
Rejected alternatives: puro en sentido ritual
Original: קָדוֹשׁ / קָדַשׁ
Category: Sanctification
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Extended to the Levites who consecrate themselves before handling the ark. Must be taught as a status/vocation applied to all who serve God in the covenant community, not filtered through the popular-piety sense reserved for canonized/venerated figures.
Sanctification
Approved rendering: santificación
Transliteration: hagiasmos (NT); qadash hitpael = hitqaddesh (OT, 1 Chr 15:12,14)
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Rejected alternatives: purificación penitencial, vía purgativa
Original: קָדַשׁ (Hitpael)
Category: Sanctification
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. BOOK-SPECIFIC CAUTION: 1 Chronicles 15 describes a one-time ritual self-consecration for a specific cultic task (see ‘consecrate_sanctify_ot’ below), not the New Testament’s ongoing Spirit-wrought moral transformation. Teach as related but historically distinct referents.
Seed Of David
Approved rendering: descendencia de David
Transliteration: sperma Dauid (NT); zera (OT, 1 Chr 17:11)
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Rejected alternatives: simiente (archaic register)
Original: זֶרַע
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. BOOK-SPECIFIC NOTE: in 1 Chronicles 17:11 the immediate historical referent is Solomon; teach the forward messianic trajectory fulfilled in Christ without allegorizing away or erasing the concrete Solomonic referent.
Ark Of The Covenant
Approved rendering: arca del pacto
Transliteration: aron berit-YHWH / aron
Doctrine: Reverence for the Ark of the Covenant
Original: אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה / אָרוֹן
Category: Worship
Spanish ‘arca’ is a homonym also used for Noah’s ark and for a treasure chest/strongbox. Disambiguate with ‘del pacto/del SEÑOR’ at first occurrence per lesson, especially at chs. 13, 15-17. Central to Uzza’s death (13:9-10) and the Levites’ careful transport (ch. 15).
Lord Of Hosts
Approved rendering: el SEÑOR de los ejércitos
Transliteration: YHWH Tseva’ot
Doctrine: The Divine Name and the Lordship It Establishes
Rejected alternatives: Jehová de los ejércitos (RV1960; breaks SEÑOR-lexeme continuity with the NT kyrios rendering), el SEÑOR Todopoderoso (NVI/DHH; loses the literal cosmic-military imagery)
Original: יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת
Category: God
1 Chr 17:7. This Language Package standardizes ‘el SEÑOR de los ejércitos’ to preserve both the literal martial-cosmic imagery and the SEÑOR lexeme’s continuity with the baseline’s kyrios rendering. Risk: ‘ejércitos’ could be misread as merely Israel’s earthly army rather than the cosmic heavenly host; teach explicitly.
Build
Approved rendering: edificar
Transliteration: banah
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Rejected alternatives: construir (acceptable synonym IF held consistent across the whole passage, but ‘edificar’ is the standardized choice for this package), varying the verb by referent (rejected — destroys the deliberate reversal)
Original: בָּנָה
Category: Covenant
The pivot verb of 1 Chr 17: David wanted to build God a house (v.1,4); God will build David a house (v.10,12). Must use the SAME Spanish verb for both directions of the reversal, and consistently at chs. 22, 28 as well, or the passage’s theological center is lost.
Forever Perpetuity
Approved rendering: para siempre
Transliteration: olam
Doctrine: The Permanence of the Davidic Covenant
Original: עוֹלָם
Category: Covenant
1 Chr 17:12,14; 16:15,17. Everyday spoken Spanish uses ‘para siempre’ as romantic hyperbole; must be taught as binding, irrevocable covenant-oath language — the linguistic anchor of the Davidic Covenant’s permanence — not sentimental exaggeration.
Seek Consult God
Approved rendering: consultar
Transliteration: darash
Doctrine: Seeking the LORD versus Consulting Mediums
Original: דָּרַשׁ
Category: Providence
1 Chr 10:13-14; 13:3; 16:11; 21:30; 22:19. Distinguish sharply from consulting mediums/spiritists (1 Chr 10:13-14 is itself Scripture’s warning against this). Direct relevance to the baseline’s flagged Espiritismo/Santería syncretism risk (holy_spirit, resurrection entries).
Anoint
Approved rendering: ungir
Transliteration: mashach
Doctrine: Anointing and Its Messianic Typology
Original: מָשַׁח
Category: Christology
1 Chr 11:3 (David); 29:22 (Solomon). Etymological root of ‘Mesías’ (baseline Critical term). Teach the connection without ever equating either king with ‘the Messiah’ — a real risk given the Spanish-speaking Catholic-majority tradition of venerating multiple exalted or anointed holy figures alongside Christ.
Consecrate Sanctify Ot
Approved rendering: consagrarse
Transliteration: qadash (hitpael)
Doctrine: Levitical Self-Consecration for Sacred Service
Original: קָדַשׁ
Category: Worship
1 Chr 15:12,14. HIGH RISK: ‘consagración’ is also the technical term for Eucharistic transformation (transubstantiation) in Catholic sacramental theology — an extremely high-salience association for the target audience. Require explicit fencing at every occurrence in ch. 15 distinguishing Levitical ritual/moral self-consecration for a specific cultic transport task from both Eucharistic consecration and the baseline’s ongoing NT sanctification doctrine.
Satan Adversary
Approved rendering: Satanás
Transliteration: satan
Doctrine: Satan’s Agency within God’s Sovereign Purposes
Original: שָׂטָן
Category: Providence
1 Chr 21:1-8. Lexically simple, standard, unambiguous transliteration. HIGH RISK is doctrinal, not lexical: teach carefully alongside the parallel account (2 Samuel 24:1, attributing the same event to the LORD’s anger) without minimizing either God’s sovereignty or Satan’s real agency.
Atone
Approved rendering: expiar
Transliteration: kipper
Doctrine: Atonement and Sacrifice at the Future Temple Site
Rejected alternatives: compensar, reparar (both reduce a substitutionary/propitiatory sacrificial transaction to mere restitution)
Original: כִּפֶּר
Category: Temple
Ch. 21. Must retain full substitutionary/propitiatory weight; standard theological term across Spanish Bible traditions.
Pattern Blueprint
Approved rendering: modelo
Transliteration: tavnit
Doctrine: The Temple Pattern as Direct Divine Revelation
Rejected alternatives: idea, concepto (both trivialize the claim of direct divine architectural revelation)
Original: תַּבְנִית
Category: Temple
1 Chr 28:11-19. The divinely revealed architectural specification given to David ‘in writing from the hand of the LORD,’ same term family as the tabernacle’s pattern shown to Moses (Exodus 25:9,40; cf. Hebrews 8:5). Use ‘modelo’ with the qualifying phrase ‘que el SEÑOR le dio a conocer por escrito’ at first occurrence to prevent a vague-inspiration reading.
Spirit Ot Usage
Approved rendering: Espíritu
Transliteration: ruach
Doctrine: The Temple Pattern as Direct Divine Revelation
Rejected alternatives: un impulso o inspiración genérica (underclaims the divine referent)
Original: רוּחַ
Category: God
1 Chr 28:12. Where the referent is divine, align lexically with the baseline’s ‘Espíritu Santo’ (Critical). Teach as anticipatory OT revelation continuous with, but not an overclaimed fully explicit Trinitarian statement of, the fuller NT doctrine.
Medium Risk Terms
Glory
Approved rendering: gloria
Transliteration: doxa (NT); kavod (OT, 1 Chr 16:24-29; 29:11-13)
Doctrine: God’s Faithfulness across Generations
Original: כָּבוֹד
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Standard usage; no significant rival meaning in Spanish religious vocabulary.
Kingdom Of God
Approved rendering: reino de Dios
Transliteration: basileia tou theou (NT contrast term)
Doctrine: The Historical Kingdom of Israel under David and Solomon (contrast)
Original: מַמְלָכָה (contrast term)
Category: Kingdom
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Cited here ONLY to be distinguished from 1 Chronicles’ lowercase historical ‘reino’ (mamlakah, chs. 3, 17, 28) — related by redemptive trajectory only, not an identical referent. Do not conflate without an explicit teaching note.
Church
Approved rendering: iglesia
Transliteration: ekklēsia (NT contrast term); qahal (OT, 1 Chr 16)
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order (typological background)
Rejected alternatives: la Iglesia (institución jerárquica en sentido católico-institucional)
Original: קָהָל (typological background term)
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Do NOT directly substitute ‘iglesia’ for the Old Testament ‘qahal’ (Israel’s gathered worshiping assembly, ch. 16); use ‘asamblea/congregación’ for that OT referent (see assembly_congregation below) and note the theological continuity only for teaching purposes.
Sin
Approved rendering: pecado
Transliteration: hamartia (NT); ma’al (OT contrast, 1 Chr 5:25)
Doctrine: Covenant Unfaithfulness and Exile
Rejected alternatives: falta (minimizing euphemism common in pastoral speech)
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Cited as a general contrast/background term; the more specific covenantal-treachery sense in 1 Chronicles is carried by ‘infidelidad/transgresión’ (see covenant_unfaithfulness below), which must likewise reject the softening euphemism ‘falta.‘
Word Of God
Approved rendering: la palabra de Dios
Transliteration: devar ha-Elohim
Doctrine: The Inspiration of the Prophetic Word
Original: דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים
Category: Scripture
1 Chr 17:3: God’s own spoken revelation overturns Nathan’s personal opinion from v.2. Connects to baseline inspiration-of-Scripture doctrine; distinguish from the Catholic-majority tendency to weigh Sacred Tradition/Magisterium alongside Scripture.
Dwell
Approved rendering: morar
Transliteration: shakan
Doctrine: God’s Faithfulness across Generations
Original: שָׁכַן
Category: God
1 Chr 17:5. Preserve the sense that God’s mobile, tent-to-tent dwelling was intentional and chosen, not a deprivation he is now escaping. Loosely anticipates John 1:14’s tabernacling language without claiming lexical identity.
Tent Tabernacle
Approved rendering: tabernáculo
Transliteration: ohel / mishkan
Doctrine: God’s Faithfulness across Generations
Rejected alternatives: tienda de campaña (casual register)
Original: אֹהֶל / מִשְׁכָּן
Category: Worship
1 Chr 17:5. Reserve ‘tabernáculo’ for the technical sanctuary structure; use ‘tienda’ only for the plain physical-tent sense to avoid confusion with camping vocabulary.
Shepherd Leadership
Approved rendering: pastorear
Transliteration: ra’ah
Doctrine: Shepherd Leadership over God’s People
Rejected alternatives: gobernar (flattens the pastoral/servant-leadership metaphor)
Original: רָעָה
Category: Kingship
1 Chr 11:2; 17:6-7. Preserve the caring, servant-leadership connotation central to biblical kingship language and later messianic shepherd imagery.
Prince Ruler
Approved rendering: príncipe
Transliteration: nagid
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: נָגִיד
Category: Kingship
1 Chr 17:7. Avoid a fairy-tale or purely honorific reading common to ‘príncipe’ in casual Spanish; retain the sense of a divinely designated ruler, distinct from dynastic entitlement or the formal title ‘rey’ (melek).
Name Given By God
Approved rendering: nombre
Transliteration: shem
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Rejected alternatives: fama (too generic; loses the contrast with self-made renown)
Original: שֵׁם
Category: God
1 Chr 17:8. Contrast a name self-made through idolatrous ambition (cf. Genesis 11:4) with a name graciously given by God.
Plant Settle
Approved rendering: plantar
Transliteration: nata
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: נָטַע
Category: Covenant
1 Chr 17:9. Metaphorical rootedness and permanence, not merely agricultural; parallels the ‘forever’ language of vv.12-14.
Kingdom Historical
Approved rendering: reino
Transliteration: mamlakah
Doctrine: The Historical Kingdom of Israel under David and Solomon
Original: מַמְלָכָה
Category: Kingdom
1 Chr 3; 17:11,14; 28:5; 29:23-25. Lowercase historical referent — David’s/Solomon’s actual political kingdom. Do not conflate with the baseline’s capitalized ‘reino de Dios’ without an explicit trajectory-connecting teaching note.
Throne
Approved rendering: trono
Transliteration: kisse
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: כִּסֵּא
Category: Covenant
1 Chr 17:12,14. The royal seat of authority God promises to establish forever for David’s line; quoted directly in Luke 1:32-33 of Christ. Theological weight carried by teaching notes, not lexical choice.
Confirm Establish
Approved rendering: establecer
Transliteration: kun
Doctrine: The Permanence of the Davidic Covenant
Rejected alternatives: confirmar (acceptable synonym but ‘establecer’ is standardized for consistency with v.12)
Original: כּוּן
Category: Covenant
1 Chr 17:14. Keep consistent with the rendering of ‘establish’ elsewhere in the passage (v.12) to preserve the oracle’s deliberate rhetorical repetition, itself carrying doctrinal weight (irrevocability).
Genealogies Generations
Approved rendering: genealogías
Transliteration: toledot
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
Rejected alternatives: linaje (reserve only for explicitly royal-dynastic material, e.g., ch. 3; do not use as a general substitute)
Original: תּוֹלְדוֹת
Category: Genealogy
Chs. 1-9. Risk is pedagogical, not lexical: modern readers with limited OT literacy may treat genealogies as tedious filler. Teaching notes must frame them as a deliberate theological argument for covenant continuity across generations, including through exile and dynastic catastrophe.
King
Approved rendering: rey
Transliteration: melek
Doctrine: Royal Lineage Continuity through Catastrophe
Original: מֶלֶךְ
Category: Kingship
Chs. 3, 10-11, 18. Standard term; theological emphasis belongs on the Davidic line’s persistence through national catastrophe (exile), proving the ch. 17 covenant was never voided, not on the lexical choice itself.
Inheritance
Approved rendering: heredad
Transliteration: nachalah
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
Rejected alternatives: propiedad (secular; loses the covenantal-gift connotation)
Original: נַחֲלָה
Category: Genealogy
Ch. 4. Tribal land allotment as a covenant gift, not mere property; retain the covenantal-gift sense tying descent and land promise together.
Covenant Unfaithfulness
Approved rendering: infidelidad
Transliteration: ma’al
Doctrine: Covenant Unfaithfulness and Exile
Rejected alternatives: falta (baseline-rejected softening euphemism)
Original: מַעַל
Category: Sin
1 Chr 5:25. Treachery/breach of covenant faith, specifically idolatry, explicitly explaining exile as covenant judgment, not geopolitical misfortune. Reject the baseline’s flagged softening euphemism ‘falta.‘
Division Of Service
Approved rendering: turno de servicio
Transliteration: mishmar
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Rejected alternatives: turno (alone; risks a purely secular labor-shift reading), guardia (alone; risks a purely military reading)
Original: מִשְׁמָר
Category: Worship
Chs. 9, 23-24. Use the fixed compound ‘turno de servicio,’ never either component word alone, for organized liturgical rostering.
Strike Smite
Approved rendering: herir de muerte
Transliteration: nakah
Doctrine: Reverence for the Ark of the Covenant
Original: נָכָה
Category: God
1 Chr 13:9-10 (Uzza). A decisive divine act of judgment; register must convey judicial severity, not accidental tragedy — access to God’s presence is governed by his own prescribed terms, not human enthusiasm.
Minister Serve Cultic
Approved rendering: ministrar
Transliteration: sharath
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Rejected alternatives: trabajar (secular; loses the sacred-office connotation)
Original: שֵׁרֵת
Category: Worship
1 Chr 16:4; ch. 23. Formal cultic/liturgical service performed before the ark; retain the sacred-office sense.
Remember Covenantally
Approved rendering: acordarse de
Transliteration: zakar
Doctrine: God’s Faithfulness across Generations
Rejected alternatives: recordar (acceptable synonym, but ‘acordarse de’ better preserves the active covenantal sense)
Original: זָכַר
Category: Providence
1 Chr 16:12,15 (‘Remember his covenant forever’). Active covenantal remembering, not passive nostalgia; directly anticipates the ‘forever’ language of ch. 17.
Assembly Congregation
Approved rendering: asamblea
Transliteration: qahal
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Rejected alternatives: iglesia (anachronistic direct substitution for OT Israel; rejected — see baseline church entry)
Original: קָהָל
Category: Worship
Ch. 16. Israel’s gathered covenant community before the ark; the historical/linguistic ancestor of the NT ‘ekklesia.’ Note theological continuity for teaching purposes without merging the two referents.
Altar
Approved rendering: altar
Transliteration: mizbeach
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: מִזְבֵּחַ
Category: Temple
Ch. 21. The sacrificial installation David builds at Ornan’s threshing floor, the future temple site; ties the site to a specific act of judgment-averting sacrifice, not a real-estate transaction.
Burnt Offering
Approved rendering: holocausto
Transliteration: olah
Doctrine: Atonement and Sacrifice at the Future Temple Site
Rejected alternatives: ofrenda quemada (would break with the wider Spanish Bible corpus and create cross-document inconsistency)
Original: עוֹלָה
Category: Temple
1 Chr 21:26. Retain the standard, tradition-anchored ‘holocausto,’ but attach a brief clarifying gloss (‘ofrenda enteramente quemada en el altar’) at first occurrence per lesson to distinguish the biblical-liturgical sense from the modern secular/historical association with the Holocaust/Shoah.
Cast Lots
Approved rendering: echar suertes
Transliteration: goral
Doctrine: Casting Lots as Submission to Divine Providence
Rejected alternatives: fatalistic reading of ‘suerte’ as in ‘tener buena/mala suerte’ (rejected direction), lotería/gambling association (rejected direction)
Original: גּוֹרָל
Category: Worship
1 Chr 24:5,31; 25:8; 26:13-14. MIRROR-IMAGE risk to the baseline’s rejection of ‘suerte’ for NT election: HERE ‘echar suertes’ is the correct technical term for a legitimate, reverent biblical practice submitting priestly/musical/gatekeeper assignments to God’s hidden providence — not fatalism, not gambling. Requires a teaching note running the opposite direction from the baseline’s election caution.
Prophesy Musicians
Approved rendering: profetizar
Transliteration: naba
Doctrine: Musical Worship as Prophetic Ministry
Rejected alternatives: cantar (smooths over and loses the text’s own deliberate prophetic association)
Original: נָבָא
Category: Worship
1 Chr 25:1-3. Levitical musicians described with the same verb root as prophetic speech. Retain literal ‘profetizar’ with a clarifying note distinguishing this organized, hereditary Levitical musical office from unstructured contemporary charismatic/Pentecostal ‘prophesying’ practice, without denying continuity of the underlying Spirit-inspiration concept.
Offer Willingly
Approved rendering: ofrecer voluntariamente
Transliteration: nadab
Doctrine: Willing Generosity Distinguished from Merit
Original: נָדַב
Category: Temple
1 Chr 29:5-9,14,17. Giving motivated by willing devotion, not compulsion. David’s own theological reflection (29:14) frames even this giving as returning what already came from God’s hand; do not teach it as a meritorious transaction earning divine favor or temple access.
Whole Undivided Heart
Approved rendering: corazón íntegro
Transliteration: levav shalem
Doctrine: Whole-Hearted Devotion in Covenant Service
Rejected alternatives: corazón perfecto (wrongly suggests sinless moral perfection)
Original: לֵבָב שָׁלֵם
Category: Providence
1 Chr 28:9; 29:9,19. David’s culminating prayer for Solomon and the people; ‘íntegro/entero’ better conveys undivided devotion and integrity of intention without overclaiming moral flawlessness.
Low Risk Terms
Thanksgiving
Approved rendering: acción de gracias
Transliteration: eucharistia (NT); todah (OT, 1 Chr 16:4,7,34-36)
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: תּוֹדָה
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Standard term; minimal risk.
David
Approved rendering: David
Transliteration: Dawid
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: דָּוִד
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Standard proper name; central figure of the book’s second half.
Israel
Approved rendering: Israel
Transliteration: Yisra’el
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
Original: יִשְׂרָאֵל
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Standard proper name; whose genealogical continuity 1 Chronicles 1-9 traces in detail.
Prophet
Approved rendering: profeta
Transliteration: prophētēs (NT); navi (OT, 1 Chr 17:1, Nathan)
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Rejected alternatives: vidente, adivino
Original: נָבִיא
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Nathan is the paradigmatic 1 Chronicles example. Distinguish from a fortune-teller or new-age ‘vidente.‘
Prophecy
Approved rendering: profecía
Transliteration: prophēteia (NT); chazon / nevuah (OT, 1 Chr 17:15; 25:1-3)
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: horóscopo, predicción esotérica
Original: חָזוֹן / נְבוּאָה
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Distinct from astrological or fortune-telling prediction. Also unusually applied to Levitical musicians in 1 Chr 25:1-3 — see prophesy_musicians below for that specific extension.
Servant Covenant Title
Approved rendering: siervo
Transliteration: ‘eved
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: עֶבֶד
Category: Covenant
1 Chr 17:4, ‘my servant David’ — a covenant-honorific title, not a term of degradation. Ensure casual register does not read it through diminishing literal-servitude connotations.
Judges Historical
Approved rendering: jueces
Transliteration: shophetim
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: שֹׁפְטִים
Category: Genealogy
1 Chr 17:6. Israel’s pre-monarchic tribal leaders/deliverers, establishing that no prior leader was ever commanded to build God a house.
Pasture
Approved rendering: pastizal
Transliteration: naveh
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: נָוֶה
Category: Kingship
1 Chr 17:7. The shepherd’s field from which God took David, emphasizing grace in David’s elevation; low lexical weight, loosely connects to the baseline grace doctrine for teaching purposes only.
Place Secure Homeland
Approved rendering: lugar
Transliteration: makom
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: מָקוֹם
Category: Covenant
1 Chr 17:9. The secure territorial homeland God appoints for Israel, extending covenant care beyond the king alone.
Raise Up Successor
Approved rendering: levantar
Transliteration: qum
Doctrine: The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: קוּם
Category: Covenant
1 Chr 17:11. Sovereign divine initiative in dynastic succession; David does not choose his own successor.
Vision Revelation
Approved rendering: visión
Transliteration: chazon
Doctrine: The Inspiration of the Prophetic Word
Rejected alternatives: horóscopo, predicción esotérica
Original: חָזוֹן
Category: Scripture
1 Chr 17:15. Confirms Nathan’s oracle was divine revelation, not merely personal counsel (contrast v.2). Reuse baseline caution on ‘prophecy.‘
Beget
Approved rendering: engendrar
Transliteration: yalad
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
Original: יָלַד
Category: Genealogy
Chs. 1-9. Standard formal genealogical register (‘fue padre de X’); avoid overly clinical or overly colloquial alternatives; keep consistent across all nine genealogical chapters.
Nations Peoples
Approved rendering: naciones
Transliteration: goyim
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
Rejected alternatives: gentiles (anachronistic import of the NT Jew/Gentile theological distinction into a different historical referent)
Original: גּוֹיִם
Category: Genealogy
1 Chr 1. Situates Israel within the wider table of nations (echoing Genesis 10); do not import the baseline’s NT ‘gentiles’ term here.
Clan Family
Approved rendering: clan
Transliteration: mishpachah
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
Original: מִשְׁפָּחָה
Category: Genealogy
Chs. 2, 4-5. A kinship unit between the individual household and the tribe; standard term.
Exile Captivity
Approved rendering: exilio
Transliteration: galut
Doctrine: Covenant Unfaithfulness and Exile
Original: גָּלוּת
Category: Sin
Ch. 5, 9. Forced removal from the covenant land as covenant curse/discipline; standard historical-theological term.
Priest
Approved rendering: sacerdote
Transliteration: kohen
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: כֹּהֵן
Category: Worship
Ch. 6. Standard and unambiguous across Spanish Christian traditions. A brief clarifying note distinguishing the Aaronic/Levitical office from the Catholic ordained New Covenant priesthood is useful for cross-tradition clarity, though the lexeme itself is standard.
Levites
Approved rendering: levitas
Transliteration: Leviyim
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: לְוִיִּם
Category: Worship
Chs. 6, 9, 15-16, 23-26. The tribe set apart for sanctuary service, broader than the priests specifically. Standard term.
City Of Refuge
Approved rendering: ciudad de refugio
Transliteration: miqlat
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: מִקְלָט
Category: Worship
Ch. 6. Designated Levitical cities providing asylum for accidental manslaughter; standard term.
Gatekeeper
Approved rendering: portero
Transliteration: sha’ar / sho’er
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: שַׁעַר / שׁוֹעֵר
Category: Worship
Chs. 9, 26. Literal city/temple gate and the office of guarding sacred space and access; standard term.
Sword Judgment
Approved rendering: espada
Transliteration: cherev
Doctrine: Seeking the LORD versus Consulting Mediums
Original: חֶרֶב
Category: God
Ch. 10. Literal weapon; by extension, violent death/judgment. Standard narrative-military term.
Mighty Men
Approved rendering: valientes
Transliteration: gibbor / gibborim
Doctrine: Administrative Organization of the Kingdom
Original: גִּבּוֹר / גִּבּוֹרִים
Category: Kingship
Chs. 11-12, 27. Elite warriors supporting David’s kingdom establishment; standard military-narrative term.
Song Music Worship
Approved rendering: cántico
Transliteration: shir / zamar
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: שִׁיר / זִמֵּר
Category: Worship
1 Chr 15:16. Organized musical praise as a formal act of worship; standard term.
Hallelujah
Approved rendering: Aleluya
Transliteration: halleluyah
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: הַלְלוּיָה
Category: Worship
1 Chr 16:36. Reuse the baseline’s established transliteration convention (Amén, Aleluya) exactly.
Tribute Gift
Approved rendering: tributo
Transliteration: minchah
Doctrine: Administrative Organization of the Kingdom
Original: מִנְחָה
Category: Kingship
1 Chr 18:2,6. Political tribute from subdued nations, distinct from the cultic ‘grain offering’ sense elsewhere in the Torah; context determines which sense applies.
Plague Pestilence
Approved rendering: plaga
Transliteration: dever
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: דֶּבֶר
Category: God
Ch. 21. Divine judgment delivered through pestilence; standard term.
Angel Messenger
Approved rendering: ángel
Transliteration: mal’ak
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: מַלְאָךְ
Category: Temple
1 Chr 21:15ff. The destroying angel stayed at God’s command at the future temple site; standard term.
Be Strong And Courageous
Approved rendering: esfuérzate y sé valiente
Transliteration: chazaq we’amats
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: חֲזַק וֶאֱמָץ
Category: Kingship
1 Chr 22:13. Stock exhortation formula for entrusted, weighty responsibility; established, well-known Spanish Bible rendering.
Wisdom And Understanding
Approved rendering: sabiduría y entendimiento
Transliteration: chokmah utevunah
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: חׇכְמָה וּתְבוּנָה
Category: Temple
1 Chr 22:12. Ties temple-building competence explicitly to covenant obedience (‘to keep the law’), not merely architectural skill.
Treasury
Approved rendering: tesorería
Transliteration: otsar
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: אוֹצָר
Category: Temple
1 Chr 26:20ff. Storehouse of dedicated wealth and materials for the sanctuary, administered by Levites; standard term.
Commander Official
Approved rendering: comandante
Transliteration: sar
Doctrine: Administrative Organization of the Kingdom
Original: שַׂר
Category: Kingship
Ch. 27. Broad administrative/military title for leaders under the king; standard term.
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