1 Kings 8:19

“Only, you shall not build the house, but your son who comes out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.’”

1 Kings 8:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 8:19, word by word

buildתִבְנֶהtivne

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “tivne” appears
the houseבָּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bayit” appears
your sonבִּנְbin

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bin” appears
who comes outיֹּצֵאyotse

spring up

To spring up, be born, come from something.

Where else “yotse” appears
of your loinsחֲלָצֶיchalatse

loins

Loins: the waist, seen as the source of offspring and strength.

Where else “chalatse” appears
for my name.’שְׁמִshemi

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shemi” appears

Parallel passages

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Solomon blesses the people

2 Chronicles 6:1-11

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1 Kings 8:12-21

12Then Solomon said, “YHWH has said that he would dwell in the thick cloud. 13I have surely built an exalted house for you, a place for you to live in forever.” 14And the king turned his face and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. 15And he said, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and with his hand has fulfilled it, saying, 16‘From the day that I brought out my people Israel from Egypt, I did not choose a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house for my name to be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ 17And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel. 18But YHWH said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19Only, you shall not build the house, but your son who comes out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.’ 20And YHWH has confirmed his word that he spoke; and I have risen in place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as YHWH spoke, and I have built the house for the name of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel. 21And I have set there a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of YHWH that he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

2 Chronicles 6:1-11

1Then Solomon said, “YHWH has said that he would dwell in the thick cloud. 2And I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to live in forever.” 3The king turned his face and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. 4He said, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and with his hands has fulfilled it, saying, 5‘Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house for my name to be there, and I have not chosen a man to be leader over my people Israel; 6but I chose Jerusalem for my name to be there, and I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ 7It was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel. 8But YHWH said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 9Only you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.’ 10YHWH has confirmed his word that he spoke; I have risen in place of David my father and sat on the throne of Israel, as YHWH spoke, and I have built the house for the name of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel. 11There I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of YHWH that he made with the sons of Israel.”

The context

18But YHWH said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

19 · This verse (above)

20And YHWH has confirmed his word that he spoke; and I have risen in place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as YHWH spoke, and I have built the house for the name of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.

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