1 Kings
1 Kings 8:25
25Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore now | וְעַתָּ֞ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֣ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| keep | שְׁ֠מֹר | šə·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| for Your servant | לְעַבְדְּךָ֨ | lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| my father | אָבִי֙ | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| David | דָוִ֤ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| what | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| You promised | דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ | dib·bar·tā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| when You said | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| You will never | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| fail | יִכָּרֵ֨ת | yik·kā·rêṯ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| to have a man | אִישׁ֙ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| to sit | יֹשֵׁ֖ב | yō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| before Me | מִלְּפָנַ֔י | mil·lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the throne | כִּסֵּ֣א | kis·sê | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3678 seat |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| only | רַ֠ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| your descendants | בָנֶ֤יךָ | ḇā·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| guard | יִשְׁמְר֨וּ | yiš·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| their way | דַּרְכָּם֙ | dar·kām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to walk | לָלֶ֣כֶת | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before Me | לְפָנַ֔י | lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you have | הָלַ֖כְתָּ | hā·laḵ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 2:4 · 2 Chronicles 6:16–17 · 1 Kings 9:4–6 · Jeremiah 33:17–26 · Luke 1:68–72 · 2 Samuel 7:27–29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.