1 Kings
1 Kings 11:39
39Because of this, I will humble David’s descendants — but not forever.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Preposition | H4616 purpose, intent |
| of this | זֹ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| I will humble | וַֽאעַנֶּ֛ה | wa·‘an·neh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| David’s | דָּוִ֖ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| descendants | זֶ֥רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| but | אַ֖ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| forever | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 11:1–10 · Luke 2:11 · Isaiah 9:7 · Luke 1:32–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.