Daniel
Daniel 9:4
4And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotiond to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
Footnotes
- d 9:4 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I prayed | וָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛ה | wā·’eṯ·pal·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| my God | אֱלֹהַ֖י | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| and confessed | וָאֶתְוַדֶּ֑ה | wā·’eṯ·wad·deh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3034 throw, cast |
| O | אָנָּ֤א | ’ān·nā | Interjection | H577 ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee! |
| Lord | אֲדֹנָי֙ | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| the great | הַגָּדוֹל֙ | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| and awesome | וְהַנּוֹרָ֔א | wə·han·nō·w·rā | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| God | הָאֵ֤ל | hā·’êl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| who keeps | שֹׁמֵ֤ר | šō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| His covenant | הַבְּרִית֙ | hab·bə·rîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| of loving devotion | וְֽהַחֶ֔סֶד | wə·ha·ḥe·seḏ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| to those who love Him | לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו | lə·’ō·hă·ḇāw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H157 love |
| and keep | וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י | ū·lə·šō·mə·rê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| His commandments | מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃ | miṣ·wō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4687 commandment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 8:28 · Exodus 20:6 · Deuteronomy 5:10 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Daniel 9:5–12 · Jeremiah 32:17–19 · 2 Chronicles 7:14 · Nehemiah 9:32 · Deuteronomy 7:9 · 1 Kings 8:23 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Deuteronomy 7:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.