4 Drawing near to Him, a living Stone - rejected indeed by men, but chosen by יהוה
and precious -
5 you also, as living
stones, are being built up, a spiritual house, a qodesh kehunnah, to offer up spiritual offerings acceptable to יהוה
through יהושע ha'Mashiaḥ.
6 Because it is contained in the Scripture, "See, I lay in Tsiyon a chief corner-stone, chosen,
precious, and he who believes on Him shall by no means be put to shame."
7 This preciousness, then, is for you who believe; but to those who are disobedient,
"The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner-stone,"
8 and "A stone of stumbling and a rock that makes for falling," who stumble
because they are disobedient to the Word, to which they also were appointed.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal kehunnah, a qodesh nation, a people for a possession,
that you should proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light,
10 who once were not a people, but now the people of Elohim;
who had not obtained compassion, but now obtained compassion.