1 Kings
1 Kings 8:57
57May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us or forsake us.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| be | יְהִ֨י | yə·hî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| with us | עִמָּ֔נוּ | ‘im·mā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5973 with |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He was | הָיָ֖ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| our fathers | אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| May He never | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| leave us | יַעַזְבֵ֖נוּ | ya·‘az·ḇê·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| or | וְאַֽל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| forsake us | יִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ | yiṭ·ṭə·šê·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H5203 leave, forsake, permit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 1:5 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Hebrews 13:5 · Joshua 1:9 · 1 Samuel 12:22 · Matthew 28:20 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · Romans 8:31 · Matthew 1:23 · 2 Chronicles 32:7–8 · Isaiah 41:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.