1 Kings 8:60

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְמַ֗עַן דַּ֚עַת כָּל־עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֖ין עֽוֹד׃

Transliteration

For-maʿan daʿat all-ʿammê the-ʾāreṣ that YHWH he the-ʾĕlōhîm; ʾên ʿôd.

Grammar Details

*maʿan*: preposition - for the purpose of
*daʿat*: Qal infinitive construct - to know
*ʿammê*: noun, masculine plural construct - peoples of
*ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth/land
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God/gods
*ʾên*: particle of negation - there is not
*ʿôd*: adverb - more/still/yet

Word Meanings

*maʿan*: for the purpose of/in order that
*daʿat*: to know/to recognize/to acknowledge
*ʿammê*: peoples of/nations of
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/deity
*ʾên*: there is not/there is no
*ʿôd*: more/still/besides/another

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Referenced Verses

Deut 4:35 : 35 Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that Jehovah he is God; there is none else besides him.
Josh 4:24 : 24 that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye may fear Jehovah your God for ever.
1 Kgs 18:39 : 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.
Jer 10:10-12 : 10 But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation. 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:
2 Kgs 19:19 : 19 Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save thou us, I beseech thee, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou Jehovah art God alone.
1 Sam 17:46 : 46 This day will Jehovah deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day unto the birds of the heavens, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
1 Kgs 8:43 : 43 hear thou in heaven thy dwelling - place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by my name.
Deut 4:39 : 39 Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.
Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
Isa 44:8 : 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.
Isa 44:24 : 24 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);
Isa 45:5-6 : 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.
Isa 45:22 : 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.
Joel 2:27 : 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Deut 4:39
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39Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.
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35Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that Jehovah he is God; there is none else besides him.
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5I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
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24that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye may fear Jehovah your God for ever.
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61Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
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36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
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39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.
2 Kgs 19:19
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Josh 2:11
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Jer 16:21
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Deut 3:24
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Deut 26:19
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