1 Kings 2:4

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That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

In other translations

That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

Hebrew words

לְמַעַןlema'anso thatH4616יָקִיםyakimhe may establishH6965יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דְּבָרוֹdevaroword hisH1697אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834דִּבֶּרdiberhe spokeH1696עָלַי'alaion meH5921לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559אִם־'im-ifH518יִשְׁמְרוּyishmeruthey will guardH8104בָנֶיךָvaneikhadescendants yourH1121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דַּרְכָּםdarkamway theirH1870לָלֶכֶתlalekhetto walkH1980לְפָנַיlefanai<to> before meH6440בֶּאֱמֶתbe'emetin faithfulnessH571בְּכָל־bekholwith allH3605לְבָבָםlevavamheart theirH3824וּבְכָל־uvekhol-and with allH3605נַפְשָׁםnafshambeing theirH5315לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִכָּרֵתyikaretit will be cut offH3772לְךָlekhato youאִישׁ'isha manH376מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921כִּסֵּאkise'[the] throne ofH3678יִשְׂרָאֵל׃yisra'elIsraelH3478

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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