1 Kings

1 Kings 8:44–45

⁴⁴When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name, ⁴⁵then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.

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1 Kings 8:44

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Your people	עַמְּךָ֤	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
go	יֵצֵ֨א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to war	לַמִּלְחָמָה֙	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their enemies	אֹ֣יְב֔וֹ	’ō·yə·ḇōw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
wherever	בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ	bad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
You send them	תִּשְׁלָחֵ֑ם	tiš·lā·ḥêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send
and when they pray	וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ	wə·hiṯ·pal·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6419 intervene, interpose
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in the direction	דֶּ֤רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the city	הָעִיר֙	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
You have chosen	בָּחַ֣רְתָּ	bā·ḥar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H977 choose
and the house	וְהַבַּ֖יִת	wə·hab·ba·yiṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
I have built	בָּנִ֥תִי	bā·ni·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1129 build
for Your Name	לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃	liš·me·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name

1 Kings 8:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then may You hear	וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙	wə·šā·ma‘·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
from heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
their prayer	תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם	tə·p̄il·lā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8605 prayer
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
their plea	תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם	tə·ḥin·nā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8467 favour, supplication for favour
and may You uphold	וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
their cause	מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃	miš·pā·ṭām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4941 judgment

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1 Kings 8:44 2 Chronicles 6:34 · Psalm 78:67–69 · Psalm 132:13–14 · Daniel 9:17–19 · 1 Kings 8:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.