1 Kings
1 Kings 8:59–60
59And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires, 60so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!
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1 Kings 8:59
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And may | וְיִֽהְי֨וּ | wə·yih·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| these | אֵ֗לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| words | דְבָרַ֜י | ḏə·ḇā·ray | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1697 speech, word |
| with which | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have made my petition | הִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙ | hiṯ·ḥan·nan·tî | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular | H2603 shew favour, be gracious |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| be near | קְרֹבִ֛ים | qə·rō·ḇîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7138 near |
| to the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| day | יוֹמָ֣ם | yō·w·mām | Adverb | H3119 daytime, by day |
| and night | וָלָ֑יְלָה | wā·lā·yə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| so that He may uphold | לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת׀ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| the cause | מִשְׁפַּ֣ט | miš·paṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4941 judgment |
| of His servant | עַבְדּ֗וֹ | ‘aḇ·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| of His people | עַמּ֥וֹ | ‘am·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| as each day | י֥וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| requires | דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
1 Kings 8:60
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so that | לְמַ֗עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the peoples | עַמֵּ֣י | ‘am·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5971 people |
| of the earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| may know | דַּ֚עַת | da·‘aṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is God | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| There is no | אֵ֖ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| other | עֽוֹד׃ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 8:59 John 17:9 · Psalm 141:2
1 Kings 8:60 Deuteronomy 4:35 · 1 Kings 18:39 · Jeremiah 10:10–12 · 2 Kings 19:19 · Isaiah 44:6 · Deuteronomy 4:39 · Isaiah 45:5–6 · 1 Samuel 17:46 · Isaiah 44:8 · Isaiah 45:22 · Isaiah 44:24 · Joshua 4:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.