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Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, (KJV)
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וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.Taand you will hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
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 8:49 word 1
הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:49 word 2
מְכ֣וֹןme.Khon[the] place
Lemma: מָכוֹן (ma.khon) · Strong's: H4349
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: foundation
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, 1 Kings 8:13, 1 Kings 8:39, 1 Kings 8:43, 2 Chronicles 6:2, 2 Chronicles 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4349; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:49 word 3
שִׁבְתְּךָ֔shiv.te.Khadwelling you
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:49 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:49 word 5
תְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.Tamprayer their
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 8:28, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8605; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:49 word 6
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:49 word 7
תְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.Tamsupplication their
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 8:28, 1 Kings 8:30, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:52 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8467; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:49 word 8
וְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:49 word 9
מִשְׁפָּטָֽם\׃mish.pa.Tamjustice their
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: justice
Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:49 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| then may You hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| from heaven | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| Your dwelling | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| place | → | מָכוֹן H4349 foundation |
| their prayer | → | תְּפִלָּה H8605 prayer |
| and petition | → | תְּחִנָּה H8467 supplication |
| and may You uphold | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| their cause | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice |
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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