2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 1:9

⁹Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	עַתָּה֙	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
O LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
let Your promise	דְּבָ֣רְךָ֔	də·ḇā·rə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
to	עִ֖ם	‘im	Preposition	H5973 with
my father	אָבִ֑י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
David	דָּוִ֣יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
be fulfilled	יֵֽאָמֵן֙	yê·’ā·mên	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H539 confirm, support
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have made me king	הִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִי	him·laḵ·ta·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a people	עַ֕ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
as numerous	רַ֖ב	raḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
as the dust	כַּעֲפַ֥ר	ka·‘ă·p̄ar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
of the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.