2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 6:16

¹⁶Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore now	וְעַתָּ֞ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
O LORD	יְהוָ֣ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
keep	שְׁ֠מֹר	šə·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
for Your servant	לְעַבְדְּךָ֨	lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
my father	אָבִי֙	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
David	דָוִ֤יד	ḏā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
what	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You promised	דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ	dib·bar·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
when You said	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
You will never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fail	יִכָּרֵ֨ת	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
to have a man	אִישׁ֙	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to sit	יוֹשֵׁ֖ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
before Me	מִלְּפָנַ֔י	mil·lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the throne	כִּסֵּ֣א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3678 seat
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
only	רַ֠ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
your descendants	בָנֶ֜יךָ	ḇā·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
guard	יִשְׁמְר֨וּ	yiš·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
their way	דַּרְכָּ֗ם	dar·kām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to walk	לָלֶ֙כֶת֙	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
in My law	בְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔י	bə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have walked	הָלַ֖כְתָּ	hā·laḵ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
before Me	לְפָנָֽי׃	lə·p̄ā·nāy	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before

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1 Kings 2:4 · Psalm 132:12 · John 15:14–15 · 2 Chronicles 7:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.