1 Chronicles 17:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I will provide a place for my people Israel and plant them so they can live in their own land and not be disturbed again. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י מָ֠קוֹם לְעַמִּ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙ וְשָׁכַ֣ן תַּחְתָּ֔יו וְלֹ֥א יִרְגַּ֖ז ע֑וֹד וְלֹא־יוֹסִ֤יפוּ בְנֵי־עַוְלָה֙ לְבַלֹּת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ ‬

Transliteration

And wəśamtî māqôm for-ʿammî Yiśrāʾēl and ûnəṭaʿtîhû and wəšāḵan taḥtāyw and not yirgaz again, and not-yôsîp̄û bənê-ʿawlāh ləḇallōṯô as which bārîšônāh.

Grammar Details

• *wəśamtî*: conjunctive waw + qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will set
• *māqôm*: noun, masculine singular - place
• *ʿammî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my people
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ûnəṭaʿtîhû*: conjunctive waw + qal perfect, 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and I will plant him
• *wəšāḵan*: conjunctive waw + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will dwell
• *taḥtāyw*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - under him/in his place
• *yirgaz*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be disturbed
• *yôsîp̄û*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will continue
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• *ʿawlāh*: noun, feminine singular - wickedness
• *ləḇallōṯô*: preposition + piel infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to wear him out
• *bārîšônāh*: preposition + definite article + adjective, feminine singular - at the first

Word Meanings

• *wəśamtî*: and I will set/establish/place
• *māqôm*: place/location/position
• *ûnəṭaʿtîhû*: and I will plant him/establish him/set him
• *wəšāḵan*: and he will dwell/reside/live
• *taḥtāyw*: under him/in his place/beneath him
• *yirgaz*: he will be disturbed/troubled/agitated
• *yôsîp̄û*: they will continue/add/increase
• *bənê-ʿawlāh*: sons of wickedness/wicked people/evildoers
• *ləḇallōṯô*: to wear him out/consume him/afflict him
• *bārîšônāh*: at the first/formerly/previously

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Also I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness oppress them any more, as at the beginning,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I will appoint{H7760} a place{H4725} for my people{H5971} Israel,{H3478} and will plant{H5193} them, that they may dwell{H7931} in their own place, and be moved{H7264} no more; neither shall the children{H1121} of wickedness{H5766} waste{H1086} them any more,{H3254} as at the first,{H7223}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Also I will ordain{H7760}{(H8804)} a place{H4725} for my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, and will plant{H5193}{(H8804)} them, and they shall dwell{H7931}{(H8804)} in their place, and shall be moved{H7264}{(H8799)} no more; neither shall the children{H1121} of wickedness{H5766} waste{H1086}{(H8763)} them any more{H3254}{(H8686)}, as at the beginning{H7223},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And for my people of Israel, I wyll appoynte them a place, and wyl plante them, that they maye dwell there, and nomore to be remoued. And the childre of wickednes shal oppresse them nomore,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (Also I will appoynt a place for my people Israel, and will plant it, that they may dwell in their place, and moue no more: neither shall the wicked people vexe them any more, as at the beginning,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I haue ordeyned a place for my people Israel and made it fast, so that nowe they may dwell in their place, and moue no more: Neither shall the children of wickednesse vexe them any more as at the beginning.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And I have prepared a place for My people Israel, and planted it, and it hath dwelt in its place, and is not troubled any more, and the sons of perverseness add not to wear it out as at first,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be in the place which is theirs and never again be moved; and never again will they be made waste by evil men, as they were at first,

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

Referenced Verses

• Exod 1:13-14 : 13 The Egyptians forced the Israelites to work as slaves. 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor, the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
• Exod 2:23 : 23 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God.
• Ps 44:2 : 2 O God, we have heard with our ears; our ancestors have recounted to us the deeds You performed in their days, in the times of old.
• Ps 89:22 : 22 My hand will establish him, and my arm will strengthen him.
• Ps 92:13 : 13 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree; they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon.
• Isa 49:17 : 17 Your children hurry back, and those who laid you waste and devastated you will depart from you.
• Isa 60:18 : 18 Violence will no longer be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. You will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
• Isa 61:3 : 3 To provide for those who mourn in Zion—giving them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a spirit of faintness. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord to display His splendor.
• Jer 24:6 : 6 I will watch over them with care and bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
• Jer 31:3-9 : 3 The LORD appeared to me from far away, saying: I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have drawn you with lovingkindness. 4 I will build you up again, and you will be rebuilt, O virgin Israel. Again, you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing. 5 You will plant vineyards again on the hills of Samaria; the planters will plant them and enjoy their fruit. 6 For there will be a day when the watchmen call out on the hills of Ephraim, saying: Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God. 7 For this is what the LORD says: Sing with joy for Jacob, shout for the chief of the nations. Proclaim, give praise, and say: Save, O LORD, your people, the remnant of Israel. 8 Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is giving birth—all together. They will return as a great company. 9 They will come with weeping, and with pleas for mercy, I will lead them. I will guide them to streams of water on a straight path where they will not stumble, for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; declare it in the distant coastlands and say: He who scattered Israel will gather them and watch over them like a shepherd cares for his flock. 11 For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he. 12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion, and they will be radiant because of the LORD's bounty—grain, new wine, olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will no longer languish in sorrow.
• Jer 32:41 : 41 I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land with all My heart and soul.
• Ezek 28:4 : 4 By your wisdom and understanding, you have made wealth for yourself, and you have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries.
• Ezek 34:13 : 13 I will bring them out from the nations, gather them from the countries, and bring them to their own land. I will shepherd them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys, and in all the inhabited places of the land.
• Ezek 36:14-15 : 14 therefore, you will no longer devour people or make your nations childless,' declares the Lord GOD. 15 I will no longer let you hear the insults of the nations or bear the scorn of the peoples, nor will you cause your nation to stumble anymore, declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezek 37:25 : 25 They will live in the land I gave to My servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their descendants will dwell there forever, and My servant David will be their prince forever.
• Amos 9:15 : 15 I will plant them upon their land, and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them, says the Lord your God.
• Eph 2:2-3 : 2 In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 Among them we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, carrying out the inclinations of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
• Eph 5:6 : 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.
• Rev 21:4 : 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.