1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 29:20
20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.”
So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then David | דָּוִיד֙ | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the whole | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| assembly | הַקָּהָ֔ל | haq·qā·hāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation |
| Bless | בָּֽרְכוּ־ | bā·rə·ḵū- | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| So the whole | כָֽל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| assembly | הַקָּהָ֗ל | haq·qā·hāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation |
| blessed | וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ | way·ḇā·ră·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the LORD | לַיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of their fathers | אֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| They bowed down | וַיִּקְּד֧וּ | way·yiq·qə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6915 bow down |
| and paid homage | וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ | way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7812 bow down |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and to the king | וְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | wə·lam·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.