1 Chronicles 16:28

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָב֤וּ לַֽיהוָה֙ מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת עַמִּ֔ים הָב֥וּ לַיהוָ֖ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז׃

Transliteration

yāhab [Ascribe] to YHWH [the LORD], mišpāḥôt [families of] ʿammîm [peoples], yāhab [ascribe] to YHWH [the LORD] kābôd [glory] and ʿōz [strength].

Grammar Details

• *yāhab*: qal imperative masculine plural - ascribe/give!
• *mišpāḥôt*: plural construct - families of
• *ʿammîm*: plural noun - peoples
• *kābôd*: singular noun - glory/honor
• *ʿōz*: singular noun - strength
• *lǎ-* (prefix): preposition - to
• *wā-* (prefix): conjunction - and

Word Meanings

• *yāhab*: give/ascribe/provide
• *mišpāḥâ*: family/clan/kind
• *ʿammîm*: peoples/nations/tribes
• *kābôd*: glory/honor/abundance
• *ʿōz*: strength/might/power

Referenced Verses

• Ps 29:1-2 : 1 A alm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
• Ps 66:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician, A Song or alm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: 2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
• Ps 67:4 : 4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
• Ps 67:7 : 7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
• Ps 68:34 : 34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
• Ps 86:8-9 : 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
• Ps 98:4 : 4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
• Ps 100:1-2 : 1 A alm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
• Ps 115:1-2 : 1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
• Isa 11:10 : 10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
• Eph 1:6 : 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
• Eph 1:17-19 : 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
• Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
• 1 Chr 29:10-14 : 10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.