Psalms

Psalm 132:12

¹²If your sons keep My covenant

and the testimony I will teach them,

then their sons will also sit on your throne

forever and ever.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִֽם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
your sons	בָנֶ֨יךָ׀	ḇā·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
keep	יִשְׁמְר֬וּ	yiš·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
My covenant	בְּרִיתִי֮	bə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
and the testimony	וְעֵדֹתִ֥י	wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H5713 testimony, witness
I will teach them	אֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם	’ă·lam·mə·ḏêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H3925 exercise in, learn
then their sons	בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם	bə·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
will also	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
sit	יֵ֝שְׁב֗וּ	yê·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on your throne	לְכִסֵּא־	lə·ḵis·sê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3678 seat
forever	עֲדֵי־	‘ă·ḏê-	Preposition	H5703 perpetuity
and ever	עַ֑ד	‘aḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.