1 Kings 8:51

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־עַמְּךָ֥ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ הֵ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם מִתּ֖וֹךְ כּ֥וּר הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃

Transliteration

For-ʿamməḵā wənaḥălātəḵā hēm whom hôṣēʾtā from miṣrayim, from tôḵ kûr the barzel.

Grammar Details

• *ʿamməḵā*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people
• *wənaḥălātəḵā*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your inheritance
• *hēm*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they
• *hôṣēʾtā*: verb, hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular - you brought out
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *tôḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - midst of
• *kûr*: noun, masculine singular construct - furnace of
• *barzel*: noun, masculine singular - iron

Word Meanings

• *ʿamməḵā*: your people/your nation
• *naḥălātəḵā*: your inheritance/your possession/your heritage
• *hôṣēʾtā*: brought out/led forth/delivered
• *tôḵ*: midst/middle/among
• *kûr*: furnace/smelting pot/crucible
• *barzel*: iron/iron-ore

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  (for they are thy people,{H5971} and thine inheritance,{H5159} which thou broughtest forth{H3318} out of Egypt,{H4714} from the midst{H8432} of the furnace{H3564} of iron);{H1270}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For they be thy people{H5971}, and thine inheritance{H5159}, which thou broughtest forth{H3318}{(H8689)} out of Egypt{H4714}, from the midst{H8432} of the furnace{H3564} of iron{H1270}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for they are thy people, and thyne enheritaunce, whom thou broughtest out of Egipte, from the yron fornace:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out of Egypt from the middes of the yron fornace.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For they be thy people, and thyne inheritaunce, whiche thou broughtest out of Egypt, euen from the middest of the fornace of iron.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For they [be] thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  (for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  (for Thy people and Thy inheritance `are' they, whom Thou didst bring out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron) --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  (for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);

• American Standard Version (1901)

  (for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For they are your people and your heritage, which you took out of Egypt, out of the iron fireplace;

• World English Bible (2000)

  (for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  After all, they are your people and your special possession whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:20 : 20 But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of His inheritance, as you are today.
• Jer 11:4 : 4 Which I commanded your ancestors on the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying: Obey my voice and do everything I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God.
• Neh 1:10 : 10 They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.
• Exod 32:11-12 : 11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God and said, "LORD, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?" 12 Why should the Egyptians say, 'He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger and relent concerning this disaster against your people.
• Num 14:13-19 : 13 But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them. 14 They will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, LORD, are among these people, that you, LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. 15 If you put all these people to death as one man, the nations who have heard about your fame will say, 16 'The LORD was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath, so he slaughtered them in the wilderness.' 17 Now may the Lord's strength be displayed, just as you have declared: 18 'The LORD is slow to anger, abundant in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and rebellion; yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers' iniquity upon the children to the third and fourth generation.' 19 Please pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just as you have forgiven them from Egypt until now.
• Deut 9:26-29 : 26 I prayed to the LORD and said, 'O Lord GOD, do not destroy your people, your inheritance, whom you redeemed through your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a strong hand. 27 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Do not focus on the stubbornness of this people, their wickedness, or their sin. 28 Otherwise, the land from which you brought us out will say, "The LORD was not able to bring them into the land he promised them, and because he hated them, he brought them out to kill them in the wilderness." 29 But they are your people, your inheritance, whom you brought out by your great power and your outstretched arm.
• Jer 51:19 : 19 The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Creator of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; the Lord of Hosts is His name.
• 1 Kgs 8:53 : 53 For You set them apart from all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O LORD God.
• 2 Chr 6:39 : 39 then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications. Uphold their cause and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.
• Isa 63:16-18 : 16 But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name. 17 Why, LORD, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance. 18 For a little while your holy people possessed your sanctuary; our adversaries have trampled it underfoot.
• Isa 64:9 : 9 Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wasteland, Jerusalem a desolation.