1 Kings

1 Kings 8:35

³⁵When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the skies	שָׁמַ֛יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
are shut	בְּהֵעָצֵ֥ר	bə·hê·‘ā·ṣêr	Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H6113 restrain, retain
and there is	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
no	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rain	מָטָ֖ר	mā·ṭār	Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
have sinned	יֶחֶטְאוּ־	ye·ḥeṭ·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2398 miss
against You	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
and they pray	וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּ	wə·hiṯ·pal·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6419 intervene, interpose
toward	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
place	הַמָּק֤וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
and confess	וְהוֹד֣וּ	wə·hō·w·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3034 throw, cast
Your name	שְׁמֶ֔ךָ	šə·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
and they turn	יְשׁוּב֖וּן	yə·šū·ḇūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7725 turn back, return
from their sins	וּמֵחַטָּאתָ֥ם	ū·mê·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You have afflicted them	תַעֲנֵֽם׃	ṯa·‘ă·nêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6031 be occupied, busied with

Cross-references

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Leviticus 26:19 · 1 Kings 8:33 · Deuteronomy 11:17 · 2 Samuel 24:13 · Revelation 11:6 · Luke 4:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.