1 Kings
1 Kings 8:32
32then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then may You | וְאַתָּ֣ה׀ | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| hear | תִּשְׁמַ֣ע | tiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| from heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and act | וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| May You judge | וְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ | wə·šā·p̄aṭ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| Your servants | עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| condemning | לְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַ | lə·har·šî·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7561 be wicked, act wickedly |
| the wicked man | רָשָׁ֔ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| by bringing | לָתֵ֥ת | lā·ṯêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| down on his own head | בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ | bə·rō·šōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| what he has done | דַּרְכּ֖וֹ | dar·kōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and justifying | וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יק | ū·lə·haṣ·dîq | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6663 be just, righteous |
| the righteous man | צַדִּ֔יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| by rewarding | לָ֥תֶת | lā·ṯeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| him | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| according to his righteousness | כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ס | kə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 25:1 · Exodus 34:7 · Isaiah 3:10–11 · Ezekiel 18:13 · Ezekiel 18:20 · Romans 2:6–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.