1 Chronicles 17:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

Let it even be established, that your name may be magnified forever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David your servant be established before you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫וְ֠יֵֽאָמֵן וְיִגְדַּ֨ל שִׁמְךָ֤ עַד־עוֹלָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבֵית־דָּוִ֥יד עַבְדְּךָ֖ נָכ֥וֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ ‬

Transliteration

And wəyēʾāmēn and wəyig̱dal šimḵā until-ʿôlām lēʾmōr: YHWH ṣəḇāʾôṯ ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl, ʾĕlōhîm to-Yiśrāʾēl, and bêṯ-Dāwîḏ ʿaḇdəḵā nāḵôn before-pāneyḵā.

Grammar Details

• *wəyēʾāmēn*: conjunctive waw + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and let it be established
• *wəyig̱dal*: conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and let it be magnified
• *šimḵā*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your name
• *ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular - forever
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
• *ṣəḇāʾôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - hosts
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God
• *bêṯ*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
• *Dāwîḏ*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
• *ʿaḇdəḵā*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant
• *nāḵôn*: niphal participle, masculine singular - established
• *pāneyḵā*: noun, common plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face

Word Meanings

• *wəyēʾāmēn*: and let it be established/confirmed/verified
• *wəyig̱dal*: and let it be magnified/grown great/exalted
• *šimḵā*: your name/reputation/fame
• *ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity
• *ṣəḇāʾôṯ*: hosts/armies/multitudes
• *nāḵôn*: established/firm/prepared
• *pāneyḵā*: your face/before you/in your presence

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  so that your name will be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God.' And may the house of your servant David be established before you.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And let thy name{H8034} be established{H539} and magnified{H1431} for{H5704} ever,{H5769} saying,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} is the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} even a God{H430} to Israel:{H3478} and the house{H1004} of David{H1732} thy servant{H5650} is established{H3559} before{H6440} thee.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Let it even be established{H539}{(H8735)}, that thy name{H8034} may be magnified{H1431}{(H8799)} for{H5704} ever{H5769}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} is the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, even a God{H430} to Israel{H3478}: and let the house{H1004} of David{H1732} thy servant{H5650} be established{H3559}{(H8737)} before{H6440} thee.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and let thy name endure and be magnified for euer, that it maye sayde: The LORDE Zebaoth, the God of Israel is the God in Israel, and that the house of thy seruaunt Dauid maye be stably?shed before the:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And let thy name be stable and magnified for euer, that it may be sayd, The Lorde of hostes, God of Israel, is the God of Israel, and let the house of Dauid thy seruant bee stablished before thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Let it come to passe, that thy name may be magnified for euer, that it may be said, The Lord of hoastes is the God of Israel, euen the God of Israel, and the house of Dauid thy seruaunt endureth stable before thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts [is] the God of Israel, [even] a God to Israel: and [let] the house of David thy servant [be] established before thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Let your name be established and magnified forever, saying, Yahweh of Hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and the house of David your servant is established before you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and let it be stedfast, and Thy name is great unto the age, saying, Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, is God to Israel, and the house of Thy servant David is established before Thee;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and the house of David thy servant is established before thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and the house of David thy servant is established before thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is the God of Israel; and when the family of David your servant is made strong before you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Let your name be established and magnified forever, saying, 'Yahweh of Armies is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel. The house of David your servant is established before you.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is the God of Israel.’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 6:33 : 33 Then hear from the heavens, even from your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you for; that all people of the earth may know your name, and fear you, as does your people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.
• Ps 21:13 : 13 Be exalted, LORD, in your own strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
• Ps 72:19 : 19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
• Ps 90:17 : 17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, the work of our hands establish it.
• Jer 31:1 : 1 At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
• Matt 6:9 : 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
• Matt 6:13 : 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
• John 12:28 : 28 Father, glorify your name. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.
• John 17:1 : 1 These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son, that your Son also may glorify you:
• Phil 2:11 : 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• Heb 8:10 : 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people:
• Heb 11:16 : 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
• 1 Pet 4:11 : 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, let him do so with the ability which God gives: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
• Rev 21:3 : 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.