1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 28:4
4Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵי֩ | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| chose | וַיִּבְחַ֡ר | way·yiḇ·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| me | בִּ֜י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| out of all | מִכֹּ֣ל | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my father’s | אָבִ֗י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| house | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| to be | לִהְי֨וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| king | לְמֶ֤לֶךְ | lə·me·leḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| forever | לְעוֹלָ֔ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He chose | בָּחַ֣ר | bā·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| Judah | בִֽיהוּדָה֙ | ḇî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| as leader | לְנָגִ֔יד | lə·nā·ḡîḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5057 leader |
| and from the house | וּבְבֵ֥ית | ū·ḇə·ḇêṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| my father’s | אָבִ֑י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| household | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and from my father’s | אָבִ֔י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| sons | וּבִבְנֵ֣י | ū·ḇiḇ·nê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| He was pleased | רָצָ֔ה | rā·ṣāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably |
| to make me king | לְהַמְלִ֖יךְ | lə·ham·lîḵ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 16:1 · 1 Chronicles 5:2 · 1 Samuel 16:6–13 · 2 Samuel 7:8–16 · 1 Chronicles 17:23 · 1 Chronicles 17:27 · Genesis 49:8–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.