1 Kings 8:28 Go deeper
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Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: (KJV)
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וּפָנִ֜יתָu.fa.Ni.taand you will turn
Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to turn
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 1
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 2
תְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.Lat[the] prayer of
Lemma: תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) · Strong's: H8605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: prayer
Used 77 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49, 1 Kings 8:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8605; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 3
עַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.Khaservant your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 4
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 5
תְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.Tosupplication his
Lemma: תְּחִנָּה (te.chin.nah) · Strong's: H8467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: supplication
Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 11:20, 1 Kings 8:30, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49, 1 Kings 8:52 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8467; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 6
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 7
אֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiGod my
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 8
לִשְׁמֹ֤עַlish.Mo.a'to listen
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 9
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 10
הָֽרִנָּה֙ha.ri.Nahthe cry of entreaty
Lemma: רִנָּה (rin.nah) · Strong's: H7440
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: cry
Used 33 times. Also: 1 Kings 22:36, 2 Chronicles 6:19, 2 Chronicles 20:22, Psalms 17:1, Psalms 30:5, Psalms 42:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7440; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 11
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 12
הַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.Lahthe prayer
Lemma: תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) · Strong's: H8605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: prayer
Used 77 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49, 1 Kings 8:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8605; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 13
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 14
עַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.Khaservant your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 15
מִתְפַּלֵּ֥לmit.pa.Lel[is] praying
Lemma: פָּלַל (pa.lal) · Strong's: H6419
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)
Meaning: to pray
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:17, Genesis 48:11, Numbers 11:2, Numbers 21:7, Deuteronomy 9:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6419; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 16
לְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before you
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 17
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthis day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: today
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:28 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Yet regard | → | פָּנָה H6437G to turn |
| the prayer | → | תְּפִלָּה H8605 prayer |
| and | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| plea | → | תְּחִנָּה H8467 supplication |
| of Your servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| my God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| so that You may hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the cry | → | רִנָּה H7440 cry |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| and the prayer | → | תְּפִלָּה H8605 prayer |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| Your servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| is praying | → | פָּלַל H6419 to pray |
| before You | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| today | → | יוֹם H3117L day: today |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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