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1 Kings 8:22 — King James Version← Study notes

And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:


1 Kings 8:22Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 8:2212 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יַּעֲמֹ֣דwayaʿămōd
and he stoodconjH5975
appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···
שְׁלֹמֹ֗הšəlōmōh
SolomonnounH8010
לִ/פְנֵי֙lipənēy
beforepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
מִזְבַּ֣חmizəbaḥ
the altar ofnounH4196
יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
נֶ֖גֶדneged
beforepronH5048
against · aloof · far · from ···
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
קְהַ֣לqəhal
the assembly ofnounH6951
company · congregation · multitude
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
וַ/יִּפְרֹ֥שׂwayipərōś
and he spread outconjH6566
chop in pieces · lay open · scatter · spread (abroad ···
כַּפָּ֖י/וkapāyw
palms hisnounH3709
foot · hand · -dle · ) ···
הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִםhašāmāyim
the heavensparticleH8064
astrologer · heaven
Words 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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