1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 29:18
18O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱ֠לֹהֵי | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of our fathers | אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֞ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| Isaac | יִצְחָ֤ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| and Israel | וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | wə·yiś·rā·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| keep | שֳׁמְרָה־ | šom·rāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| this | זֹּ֣את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| desire | לְיֵ֥צֶר | lə·yê·ṣer | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3336 form, framing, purpose |
| forever | לְעוֹלָ֔ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| in the intentions | מַחְשְׁב֖וֹת | maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4284 thought, device |
| of the hearts | לְבַ֣ב | lə·ḇaḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| of Your people | עַמֶּ֑ךָ | ‘am·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and direct | וְהָכֵ֥ן | wə·hā·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| their hearts | לְבָבָ֖ם | lə·ḇā·ḇām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| toward You | אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 32:39 · Jeremiah 10:23 · 1 Chronicles 28:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.