1 Kings

1 Kings 8:23–24

23and said:

“O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. 24You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.

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1 Kings 8:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רway·yō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
O LORDיְהוָ֞הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
there is noאֵין־’ên-AdverbH369 nothing, nought
Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
like Youכָּמ֣וֹךָkā·mō·w·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH3644 like, as, when
in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםbaš·šā·ma·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmim·ma·‘alPreposition-m; AdverbH4605 higher part
or onוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
earthהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
belowמִתָּ֑חַתmit·tā·ḥaṯPreposition-mH8478 the under part
keepingשֹׁמֵ֤רšō·mêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
covenantהַבְּרִית֙hab·bə·rîṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
of loving devotionוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדwə·ha·ḥe·seḏConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
with Your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
who walkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha·hō·lə·ḵîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
before Youלְפָנֶ֖יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
with allבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
their heartsלִבָּֽם׃lib·bāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

1 Kings 8:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You have keptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּšā·mar·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
Your promiseדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdib·bar·tāVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singularH1696 speak
to Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
my fatherאָבִ֔י’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
Davidדָּוִ֣דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
What You spokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רwat·tə·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularH1696 speak
with Your mouthבְּפִ֛יךָbə·p̄î·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6310 mouth
You have fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אתָmil·lê·ṯāVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singularH4390 be full, fill
with Your handוּבְיָדְךָ֥ū·ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
thisהַזֶּֽה׃haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkay·yō·wmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

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1 Kings 8:23 2 Samuel 7:22 · Deuteronomy 7:9 · Daniel 9:4 · Nehemiah 1:5 · Nehemiah 9:32 · 1 Samuel 2:2 · Exodus 15:11 · Jeremiah 10:6 · Psalm 113:5 · Luke 1:72 · Isaiah 40:25 · Jeremiah 10:16

1 Kings 8:24 2 Samuel 7:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.