1 Kings
1 Kings 5:3
3“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As you | אַתָּ֨ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are well aware | יָדַ֜עְתָּ | yā·ḏa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| due to | מִפְּנֵ֥י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the wars waged | הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| on all sides | סְבָבֻ֑הוּ | sə·ḇā·ḇu·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| against my father | אָבִ֗י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| David | דָּוִ֣ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| he could | יָכֹל֙ | yā·ḵōl | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| build | לִבְנ֣וֹת | liḇ·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| a house | בַּ֗יִת | ba·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| for the Name | לְשֵׁם֙ | lə·šêm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| his God | אֱלֹהָ֔יו | ’ĕ·lō·hāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H430 God |
| until | עַ֤ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had put | תֵּת־ | têṯ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| his enemies under | תַּ֖חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| his feet | כַּפּ֥וֹת | kap·pō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
Cross-references
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1 Chronicles 28:3 · 1 Chronicles 22:8 · Psalm 110:1 · 1 Corinthians 15:25 · 1 Chronicles 22:4–6 · Psalm 8:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.