1 Kings
1 Kings 8:23
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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and said | וַיֹּאמַ֗ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֞ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהֵ֤י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| there is no | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| like You | כָּמ֣וֹךָ | kā·mō·w·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| in heaven | בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם | baš·šā·ma·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| above | מִמַּ֔עַל | mim·ma·‘al | Preposition-m; Adverb | H4605 higher part |
| or on | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| earth | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| below | מִתָּ֑חַת | mit·tā·ḥaṯ | Preposition-m | H8478 the under part |
| keeping | שֹׁמֵ֤ר | šō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| covenant | הַבְּרִית֙ | hab·bə·rîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| of loving devotion | וְֽהַחֶ֔סֶד | wə·ha·ḥe·seḏ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| with Your servants | לַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָ | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| who walk | הַהֹלְכִ֥ים | ha·hō·lə·ḵîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before You | לְפָנֶ֖יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their hearts | לִבָּֽם׃ | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.