1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 29:14–16

¹⁴But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You. ¹⁵For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

¹⁶O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.

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1 Chronicles 29:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וְכִ֨י	wə·ḵî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
who	מִ֤י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
and who	וּמִ֣י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
are my people	עַמִּ֔י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we should be able	נַעְצֹ֣ר	na‘·ṣōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6113 restrain, retain
to give as generously	לְהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב	lə·hiṯ·nad·dêḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H5068 incite, impel
as this	כָּזֹ֑את	kā·zōṯ	Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
everything	הַכֹּ֔ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
comes from You	מִמְּךָ֣	mim·mə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and from Your own hand	וּמִיָּדְךָ֖	ū·mî·yā·ḏə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
we have given	נָתַ֥נּוּ	nā·ṯan·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
to You	לָֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

1 Chronicles 29:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we	אֲנַ֧חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
foreigners	גֵרִ֨ים	ḡê·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1616 sojourner
and strangers	וְתוֹשָׁבִ֖ים	wə·ṯō·wō·šā·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H8453 sojourner
in Your presence	לְפָנֶ֛יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
as were all	כְּכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
our forefathers	אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
Our days	יָמֵ֛ינוּ	yā·mê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H3117 day
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
are like a shadow	כַּצֵּ֧ל׀	kaṣ·ṣêl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6738 shadow
without	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
hope	מִקְוֶֽה׃	miq·weh	Noun - masculine singular	H4723 hope

1 Chronicles 29:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
from Your hand	מִיָּדְךָ֥	mî·yā·ḏə·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
comes	הִיא	hī	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
all	כֹ֣ל	ḵōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
abundance	הֶהָמ֤וֹן	he·hā·mō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
we have provided	הֲכִינֹ֔נוּ	hă·ḵî·nō·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural	H3559 be firm
to build	לִבְנֽוֹת־	liḇ·nō·wṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
You	לְךָ֥	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
a house	בַ֖יִת	ḇa·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
for Your holy	קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ	qāḏ·še·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
Name	לְשֵׁ֣ם	lə·šêm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
and all of it	הַכֹּֽל׃	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
belongs to You	וּלְךָ֥	ū·lə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular

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1 Chronicles 29:14 James 1:17 · 2 Corinthians 3:5 · Romans 11:36 · 2 Corinthians 12:9–11 · Psalm 50:10–12 · Psalm 115:1 · 1 Chronicles 29:9 · 1 Corinthians 15:9–10 · Philippians 2:13 · Genesis 32:10 · 2 Samuel 7:18 · Genesis 28:22

1 Chronicles 29:15 Leviticus 25:23 · Psalm 144:4 · Psalm 102:11 · Job 14:2 · James 4:14 · Psalm 39:12 · Isaiah 40:6–8 · Psalm 119:19 · Psalm 90:9 · Hebrews 11:13–16 · Ecclesiastes 6:12 · Genesis 47:9

1 Chronicles 29:16 1 Chronicles 29:14 · Psalm 24:1

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