1 Kings
1 Kings 9:3
3And the LORD said to him:
“I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | אֵלָ֗יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| I have heard | שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| your prayer | תְּפִלָּתְךָ֣ | tə·p̄il·lā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8605 prayer |
| and petition | תְּחִנָּתְךָ֮ | tə·ḥin·nā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8467 favour, supplication for favour |
| before Me | לְפָנַי֒ | lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| I have consecrated | הִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּי | hiq·daš·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| temple | הַבַּ֤יִת | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| which you have built | בָּנִ֔תָה | bā·ni·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| by putting | לָשֽׂוּם־ | lā·śūm- | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| My Name | שְׁמִ֥י | šə·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| forever | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| My eyes | עֵינַ֧י | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| and My heart | וְלִבִּ֛י | wə·lib·bî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| will be | וְהָי֨וּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| for all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| time | הַיָּמִֽים׃ | hay·yā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Psalm 10:17 · 1 Kings 8:29 · 1 John 5:14 · 2 Kings 20:5 · Psalm 116:1 · Deuteronomy 11:12 · Psalm 132:13–14 · 2 Chronicles 6:40 · Exodus 20:11 · Acts 10:31 · Matthew 6:9 · Deuteronomy 12:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.