1 Kings 8:25

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Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’

In other translations

Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’

Hebrew words

וְעַתָּהve'atahand thereforeH6258יְהוָה׀yahwehO YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478שְׁמֹרshemorkeepH8104לְעַבְדְּךָle'avdekhato servant yourH5650דָוִדdavidDavidH1732אָבִי'avifather myH1אֵת'et<obj.>H853אֲשֶׁר'asher[that] whichH834דִּבַּרְתָּdibartayou spokeH1696לּוֹloto himלֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִכָּרֵתyikaretit will be cut offH3772לְךָlekhato youאִישׁ'isha manH376מִלְּפָנַיmilefanaifrom to before meH6440יֹשֵׁבyoshev[who] sitsH3427עַל־'al-onH5921כִּסֵּאkise'[the] throne ofH3678יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478רַקrakonlyH7535אִם־'im-ifH518יִשְׁמְרוּyishmeruthey will guardH8104בָנֶיךָvaneikhadescendants yourH1121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דַּרְכָּםdarkamway theirH1870לָלֶכֶתlalekhetto walkH1980לְפָנַיlefanai<to> before meH6440כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834הָלַכְתָּhalakhtayou have walkedH1980לְפָנָי׃lefanai<to> before meH6440

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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People and places

People: David, Jacob

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