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Ifאִםyour sonsבָנֶיךָkeepיִשְׁמְרוּmy covenantבְּרִיתִיand my testimoniesוְעֵדֹתִיthatזוֹI will teach them,אֲלַמְּדֵםtheir sonsבְּנֵיהֶםalsoגַּםforeverעֲדֵי עַדwill sitיֵשְׁבוּon your throne.”לְכִסֵּא לָךְ
Psalms 132:12
Study it in the app“If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I will teach them, their sons also forever will sit on your throne.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 132:12, word by word
- your sonsבָנֶיvane
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vane” appears- keepיִשְׁמְרוּyishmru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “yishmru” appears- my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appears- and my testimoniesעֵדֹתִedoti
testimony, witness
Testimony, witness: something that serves as evidence, such as a heap of stones or a gift set up as proof.
Where else “edoti” appears- thatזוֹzo
this, thus
This, thus: a word that points to something already said or about to be said.
Where else “zo” appears- I will teach themאֲלַמְּדֵalamde
teach
To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.
Where else “alamde” appears- foreverעֲדֵיade
forever
Time that does not end, without limit of years.
Where else “ade” appears- will sitיֵשְׁבוּyeshvu
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- on your throneכִסֵּאchise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “chise” appears
The context
11YHWH swore to David in truth; he will not turn back from it: “Of the fruit of your womb I will set on your throne.
12 · This verse (above)
13For YHWH has chosen Zion; he has desired it as a place to dwell for himself: