1 Kings
1 Kings 3:8
8Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your servant | וְעַ֨בְדְּךָ֔ | wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| is here among | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the people | עַמְּךָ֖ | ‘am·mə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| You have chosen | בָּחָ֑רְתָּ | bā·ḥā·rə·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| a people | עַם־ | ‘am- | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| too numerous | מֵרֹֽב׃ | mê·rōḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| to count | יִמָּנֶ֛ה | yim·mā·neh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4487 count, number, reckon, assign |
| or number | יִסָּפֵ֖ר | yis·sā·p̄êr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5608 count |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 15:5 · 1 Chronicles 21:2 · Genesis 22:17 · Genesis 13:16 · 1 Chronicles 27:23–24 · 1 Samuel 12:22 · Psalm 78:71 · Exodus 19:5–6 · Deuteronomy 7:6–8 · 1 Chronicles 21:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.