1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 28:9
9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As for you | וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹֽה־ | šə·lō·mōh- | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| my son | בְנִ֡י | ḇə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| know | דַּע֩ | da‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֨י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of your father | אָבִ֜יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| and serve Him | וְעָבְדֵ֗הוּ | wə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| wholeheartedly | בְּלֵ֤ב | bə·lêḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and with a willing | חֲפֵצָ֔ה | ḥă·p̄ê·ṣāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2655 delighting in, having pleasure in |
| mind | וּבְנֶ֣פֶשׁ | ū·ḇə·ne·p̄eš | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| searches | דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ | dō·w·rêš | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1875 resort to, seek |
| every | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| heart | לְבָבוֹת֙ | lə·ḇā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and understands | מֵבִ֑ין | mê·ḇîn | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
| the intent | יֵ֥צֶר | yê·ṣer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3336 form, framing, purpose |
| of every | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| thought | מַחֲשָׁב֖וֹת | ma·ḥă·šā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4284 thought, device |
| If | אִֽם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you seek Him | תִּדְרְשֶׁ֙נּוּ֙ | tiḏ·rə·šen·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H1875 resort to, seek |
| He will be found | יִמָּ֣צֵא | yim·mā·ṣê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| by you | לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| but if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you forsake Him | תַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּ | ta·‘az·ḇen·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| He will reject you | יַזְנִיחֲךָ֥ | yaz·nî·ḥă·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H2186 reject, spurn |
| forever | לָעַֽד׃ | lā·‘aḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5703 perpetuity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 29:13 · James 4:8–11 · Matthew 7:7–8 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Jeremiah 24:7 · 1 Kings 8:61 · Proverbs 2:1–6 · 2 Chronicles 15:2 · Psalm 9:10 · 1 Samuel 16:7 · John 4:24 · Jeremiah 17:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.