1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 17:16
16Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then King | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| David | דָּוִ֔יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| went in | וַיָּבֹא֙ | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| sat | וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Who | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| am I | אֲנִ֞י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and what | וּמִ֣י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is my house | בֵיתִ֔י | ḇê·ṯî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1004 house |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You have brought me | הֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִי | hă·ḇî·’ō·ṯa·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| this | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| far | הֲלֹֽם׃ | hă·lōm | Adverb | H1988 of place, hither |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 7:18 · Ephesians 3:8 · Genesis 32:10 · Psalm 144:3 · 1 Samuel 9:21 · 1 Samuel 7:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.