“Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.”
1 Kings 8:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · 1 Kings 8:1626 words
HebrewMeaning
מִןmin
sincepronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
הַ/יּ֗וֹםhaywōm
the dayparticleH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
אֲשֶׁ֨רʾăšer
whenparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
הוֹצֵ֜אתִיhwōṣēʾtiy
I brought outverbH3318
after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
עַמִּ֣/יʿamiy
people mynounH5971
men · nation · people
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יִשְׂרָאֵל֮yiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
מִ/מִּצְרַיִם֒mimiṣərayim
from EgyptpronH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
בָחַ֣רְתִּיbāḥarətiy
I choseverbH977
appoint · choose · excellent · join ···
בְ/עִ֗ירbəʿiyr
a citypronH5892
city · court · town
מִ/כֹּל֙mikōl
from allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
שִׁבְטֵ֣יšibəṭēy
the tribes ofnounH7626
correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
לִ/בְנ֣וֹתlibənwōt
to buildpronH1129
obtain children · make · repair · set ···
בַּ֔יִתbayit
a housenounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
לִ/הְי֥וֹתlihəywōt
to bepronH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
שְׁמִ֖/יšəmiy
name mynounH8034
base · named · renown · report
שָׁ֑םšām
thereadvH8033
thence · there (-in · of · out) ···
וָ/אֶבְחַ֣רwāʾebəḥar
and I have chosenconjH977
appoint · choose · excellent · join ···
בְּ/דָוִ֔דbədāwid
DavidpronH1732
לִֽ/הְי֖וֹתlihəywōt
to bepronH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
עַלʿal
overpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
עַמִּ֥/יʿamiy
people mynounH5971
men · nation · people
יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
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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