1 Kings 8:58

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

May He turn our hearts to Him, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commands, statutes, and judgments, which He gave to our ancestors.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְהַטּ֥וֹת לְבָבֵ֖נוּ אֵלָ֑יו לָלֶ֣כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֗יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֨ר מִצְוֺתָ֤יו וְחֻקָּיו֙ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אֶת־אֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃

Transliteration

To-haṭṭôt ləbābēnû to-him, to-lāleket in-all-dərākāyw and-to-lišmōr miṣwōtāyw and-ḥuqqāyw and-mišpāṭāyw which ṣiwwâ ʾet-ʾăbōtênû.

Grammar Details

• *haṭṭôt*: Hiphil infinitive construct - to incline/turn
• *ləbābēnû*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our heart
• *lāleket*: Qal infinitive construct - to walk
• *dərākāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his ways
• *lišmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - to keep/observe
• *miṣwōtāyw*: noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his commandments
• *ḥuqqāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his statutes
• *mišpāṭāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his judgments
• *ṣiwwâ*: Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - commanded
• *ʾăbōtênû*: noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our fathers

Word Meanings

• *haṭṭôt*: to incline/to turn/to bend
• *ləbābēnû*: our heart/our inner being
• *lāleket*: to walk/to follow/to live
• *dərākāyw*: his ways/his paths/his conduct
• *lišmōr*: to keep/to observe/to guard
• *miṣwōtāyw*: his commandments/his orders
• *ḥuqqāyw*: his statutes/his decrees
• *mišpāṭāyw*: his judgments/his ordinances
• *ṣiwwâ*: commanded/ordered/instructed

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  That he may incline our hearts to himself, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  nether withdrawe his hande from vs, but bowe oure hertes vnto him, that we maye walke in all his wayes, and kepe his commaundementes, ordinaunces and lawes, which he commaunded oure fathers.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  That he may bow our heartes vnto him, that we may walke in all his waies, and keepe his commandements, and his statutes, and his lawes, which he commanded our fathers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But that he may bowe our heartes vnto him, that we may walke in all his wayes, & kepe his commaundementes, his statutes, and his lawes whiche he commaunded our fathers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  to incline our heart unto Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Turning our hearts to himself, guiding us to go in all his ways, to keep his orders and his laws and his decisions, which he gave to our fathers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 119:36 : 36 Turn my heart toward Your testimonies and not toward selfish gain.
• Jer 31:33 : 33 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• Ezek 36:26-27 : 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
• Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God who works in you, both to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.
• Heb 13:21 : 21 equip you with every good thing to do His will, working in us what is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Deut 4:1 : 1 Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and judgments that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live and enter to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you.
• Deut 4:45 : 45 These are the testimonies, statutes, and judgments that Moses spoke to the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
• Deut 6:1 : 1 These are the commandments, statutes, and judgments that the LORD your God commanded to teach you to carry out in the land you are about to cross into and possess.
• Ps 110:3 : 3 Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your power; in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, your youth are like the dew.
• Song 1:4 : 4 Take me away with you—let us run! The king has brought me into his chambers. We will rejoice and be glad in you; we will celebrate your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you.