So now,וְעַתָּהin the sightלְעֵינֵיof allכָלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe assemblyקְהַלof YHWH,יְהוָהand in the hearingוּבְאָזְנֵיof our Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּkeepשִׁמְרוּand seekוְדִרְשׁוּallכָּלthe commandmentsמִצְוֺתof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶםso thatלְמַעַןyou may possessתִּירְשׁוּthe goodהַטּוֹבָהlandאֶת הָאָרֶץand give it as an inheritanceוְהִנְחַלְתֶּםto your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶםafter youאַחֲרֵיכֶםforever.עַד עוֹלָם
1 Chronicles 28:8
Study it in the app“So now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of YHWH, and in the hearing of our Elohim, keep and seek all the commandments of YHWH your Elohim, so that you may possess the good land and give it as an inheritance to your sons after you forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 28:8, word by word
- in the sightעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the assemblyקְהַלkehal
assembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kehal” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and in the hearingאָזְנֵיazne
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appears- of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- keepשִׁמְרוּshimru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shimru” appears- and seekדִרְשׁוּdirshu
seek
To pursue something earnestly, or care for it.
Where else “dirshu” appears- the commandmentsמִצְוֺתmitsvot
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvot” appears- you may possessתִּירְשׁוּtirshu
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “tirshu” appears- the goodטּוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and give it as an inheritanceהִנְחַלְתֶּםhinchaltem
inherit
To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.
Where else “hinchaltem” appears- to your sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
7I will establish his kingdom forever, if he holds firm to do my commandments and my rules, as at this day.’
8 · This verse (above)
9And you, Solomon my son, know the Elohim of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing soul; for YHWH seeks out all hearts and understands every inclination of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will let himself be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.