1 Kings
1 Kings 8:36
36then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.
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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 forgive | וְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ | wə·sā·laḥ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5545 forgive, pardon |
| the sin | לְחַטַּ֤את | lə·ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| of Your servants | עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Your people | וְעַמְּךָ֣ | wə·‘am·mə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| so that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You may teach them | תוֹרֵ֛ם | ṯō·w·rêm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3384 throw, shoot |
| the good | הַטּוֹבָ֖ה | haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| way | הַדֶּ֥רֶךְ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| in which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they should walk | יֵֽלְכוּ־ | yê·lə·ḵū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| May You send | וְנָתַתָּ֤ה | wə·nā·ṯat·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| rain | מָטָר֙ | mā·ṭār | Noun - masculine singular | H4306 rain |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the land | אַרְצְךָ֔ | ’ar·ṣə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| You gave | נָתַ֥תָּה | nā·ṯat·tāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Your people | לְעַמְּךָ֖ | lə·‘am·mə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| as an inheritance | לְנַחֲלָֽה׃ס | lə·na·ḥă·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 27:11 · 1 Samuel 12:23 · Jeremiah 6:16 · Psalm 25:4–5 · Jeremiah 14:22 · Psalm 94:12 · 1 Kings 18:1 · 1 Kings 18:45
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.