1 Kings
1 Kings 8:16
16‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the day | הַיּ֗וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I brought My people | עַמִּ֣י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| out | הוֹצֵ֜אתִי | hō·w·ṣê·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַיִם֒ | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| I have not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| chosen | בָחַ֣רְתִּי | ḇā·ḥar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H977 choose |
| a city | בְעִ֗יר | ḇə·‘îr | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| from any | מִכֹּל֙ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| tribe | שִׁבְטֵ֣י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to build | לִבְנ֣וֹת | liḇ·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| a house | בַּ֔יִת | ba·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| so that My Name | שְׁמִ֖י | šə·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| would be | לִהְי֥וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| there | שָׁ֑ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| But I have chosen | וָאֶבְחַ֣ר | wā·’eḇ·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H977 choose |
| David | בְּדָוִ֔ד | bə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| to be | לִֽהְי֖וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| My people | עַמִּ֥י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 16:1 · 1 Chronicles 28:4 · 1 Kings 8:29 · Deuteronomy 12:11 · 2 Samuel 7:4–8 · Psalm 132:13 · 1 Chronicles 17:5–6 · Jeremiah 7:12 · Psalm 89:19–20 · 1 Kings 11:36 · Psalm 78:70 · 2 Chronicles 6:5–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.