1 Chronicles 17:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And now, LORD, you are God, and you have made this good promise concerning your servant.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אַתָּה־ה֖וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֔ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ ‬

Transliteration

And-wəʿattāh YHWH, ʾattāh-hûʾ the-ʾĕlōhîm, and watəḏabbēr about-ʿaḇdəḵā the-ṭôḇāh hazzōʾṯ.

Grammar Details

• *wəʿattāh*: conjunctive waw + adverb - and now
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
• *ʾattāh*: personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you
• *hûʾ*: personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God
• *watəḏabbēr*: consecutive imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you have spoken
• *ʿaḇdəḵā*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant
• *ṭôḇāh*: adjective, feminine singular - good thing
• *hazzōʾṯ*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this

Word Meanings

• *ʾattāh-hûʾ*: you are (emphatic)/you yourself
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (plural form used as singular divine reference)
• *watəḏabbēr*: and you have spoken/promised/declared
• *ṭôḇāh*: good thing/benefit/blessing

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And now, LORD, you are God, and have promised this goodness to your servant:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now LORDE, thou art God, and hast promysed soch good vnto thy seruaunt.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore nowe Lord (for thou art God, & hast spoken this goodnesse vnto thy seruant)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And now Lorde, thou art God, & hast promised this goodnes vnto thy seruaut

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now, Yahweh, you are God, and have promised this good thing to your servant:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And now, Jehovah, Thou `art' God Himself, and Thou speakest concerning Thy servant this goodness;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have said you will give this good thing to your servant:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now, Yahweh, you are God, and have promised this good thing to your servant.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now, O LORD, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 34:6-7 : 6 The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed: "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. 7 Maintaining steadfast love to thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, but not leaving the guilty unpunished. He punishes the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In the hope of eternal life, which the God who does not lie promised before the beginning of time.
• Heb 6:18 : 18 So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.