1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 22:12
12Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above all | אַ֣ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| may the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| give | יִֽתֶּן־ | yit·ten- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְּךָ֤ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| insight | שֵׂ֣כֶל | śê·ḵel | Noun - masculine singular | H7922 prudence, insight |
| and understanding | וּבִינָ֔ה | ū·ḇî·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H998 understanding |
| when He puts you in command | וִֽיצַוְּךָ֖ | wî·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| so that you may keep | וְלִשְׁמ֕וֹר | wə·liš·mō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the Law | תּוֹרַ֖ת | tō·w·raṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:5 · 2 Chronicles 1:10 · Proverbs 14:8 · 1 Kings 3:9–12 · 1 John 2:3 · Deuteronomy 4:6 · Psalm 72:1 · Luke 21:15 · Proverbs 2:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.