1 Kings 15:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:”

1 Kings 15:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 15:416 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֚יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

לְמַ֣עַןləmaʿan

because ofpronH4616

to the end that · for (to · ... 's sake) · lest ···

דָּוִ֔דdāwid

DavidnounH1732

נָתַן֩nātan

addverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

יְהוָ֨הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֱלֹהָ֥י/וʾĕlōhāyw

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

ל֛/וֹlwō

pron

נִ֖ירniyr

candlenounH5216

lamp · light

בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbiyrwšālāim

JerusalempronH3389

לְ/הָקִ֤יםləhāqiym

abidepronH6965

accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

בְּנ/וֹ֙bənwō

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

אַחֲרָ֔י/וʾaḥărāyw

after (thatpronH310

-ward) · again · at · away from ···

וּֽ/לְ/הַעֲמִ֖ידwləhaʿămiyd

abideconjH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

יְרוּשָׁלִָֽםyərwšālāim

JerusalemnounH3389

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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