1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 16:15–19

¹⁵Remember^b His covenant forever,

the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

¹⁶the covenant He made with Abraham,

and the oath He swore to Isaac.

¹⁷He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

¹⁸‘I will give you the land of Canaan

as the portion of your inheritance.’

¹⁹When they were few in number,

few indeed, and strangers in the land,

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Remember	זִכְר֤וּ	ziḵ·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2142 remember
His covenant	בְּרִית֔וֹ	bə·rî·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1285 covenant
forever	לְעוֹלָם֙	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
the word	דָּבָ֥ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
He ordained	צִוָּ֖ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
for a thousand	לְאֶ֥לֶף	lə·’e·lep̄	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular construct	H505 thousand
generations	דּֽוֹר׃	dō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He made	כָּרַת֙	kā·raṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֔ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
and the oath He swore	וּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹ	ū·šə·ḇū·‘ā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7621 oath, curse
to Isaac	לְיִצְחָֽק׃	lə·yiṣ·ḥāq	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He confirmed it	וַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָ	way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
to Jacob	לְיַעֲקֹב֙	lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
as a decree	לְחֹ֔ק	lə·ḥōq	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
to Israel	לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	lə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
as an everlasting	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
covenant	בְּרִ֥ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will give	אֶתֵּ֣ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
the land	אֶֽרֶץ־	’e·reṣ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָ֔עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
as the portion	חֶ֖בֶל	ḥe·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
of your inheritance	נַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃	na·ḥă·laṯ·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5159 possession, property, inheritance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they were	בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙	bih·yō·wṯ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
few	מְתֵ֣י	mə·ṯê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4962 male, man
in number	מִסְפָּ֔ר	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale
few indeed	כִּמְעַ֖ט	kim·‘aṭ	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
and strangers	וְגָרִ֥ים	wə·ḡā·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1481 sojourn
in	בָּֽהּ׃	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular