1 Kings 11:38

“And it shall be, if you listen to all that I command you, and walk in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, then I will be with you and build you a firm house, as I built for David, and I will give you Israel.”

1 Kings 11:38 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 11:38, word by word

And it shall beהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
you listen toתִּשְׁמַעtishma

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “tishma” appears
I command youאֲצַוֶּatsave

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “atsave” appears
and walkהָלַכְתָּhalachta

walk

Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.

Where else “halachta” appears
in my waysדְרָכַderacha

manner

The way one lives and acts.

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and doעָשִׂיתָasita

carry out

To do what is commanded.

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what is rightיָּשָׁרyashar

upright

Acting well before YHWH, without bending.

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in my eyesעֵינַena

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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keepingשְׁמוֹרshemor

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

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my statutesחֻקּוֹתַchukota

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

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and my commandmentsמִצְוֺתַmitsvota

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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my servantעַבְדִּavdi

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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and buildבָנִיתִיvaniti

have children

To build a family, give someone offspring.

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a firmנֶאֱמָןneeman

be firm

To be dependable, steady, never failing.

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houseבַיִתvayit

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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and I will giveנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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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.

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The context

37And you I will take, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.

38 · This verse (above)

39And I will afflict the offspring of David because of this, but not all the days.’”

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