1 Kings 8:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר בְּפִ֔יו אֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וּבְיָד֥וֹ מִלֵּ֖א לֵאמֹֽר

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer bārûk YHWH ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl who dibber in pîw ʾēt Dāwid ʾāḇî and in yādô millēʾ lēʾmōr

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *bārûk*: Qal passive participle masculine singular - blessed
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD, Yahweh
• *ʾĕlōhê*: common noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Israel
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who, which
• *dibber*: Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he spoke
• *bə*: preposition - in, with
• *pîw*: common noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker - untranslated in English
• *Dāwid*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
• *ʾāḇî*: common noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my father
• *ûḇ*: conjunction with preposition - and in, and with
• *yādô*: common noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
• *millēʾ*: Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he fulfilled, completed
• *lēʾmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer*: and he said, and he spoke, and he declared
• *bārûk*: blessed, praised, adored
• *ʾĕlōhê*: God of, deity of
• *dibber*: spoke, said, promised
• *pîw*: his mouth, his speech, his words
• *millēʾ*: fulfilled, completed, accomplished

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying:'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said,{H559} Blessed{H1288} be Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} who spake{H1696} with his mouth{H6310} unto David{H1732} thy father,{H1} and hath with his hand{H3027} fulfilled{H4390} it, saying,{H559}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Blessed{H1288}{(H8803)} be the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, which spake{H1696}{(H8765)} with his mouth{H6310} unto David{H1732} my father{H1}, and hath with his hand{H3027} fulfilled{H4390}{(H8765)} it, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & he sayde: Praysed be the LORDE God of Israel, which promised by his mouth vnto my father Dauid, and by his hade hath fulfylled it, and sayde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spake with his mouth vnto Dauid my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he saide: Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel, which spake with his mouth vnto Dauid my father, & hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled [it], saying,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith, `Blessed `is' Jehovah, God of Israel, who spake by His mouth with David my father, and by His hand hath fulfilled `it', saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David thy father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David thy father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to David my father, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:68 : 68 Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people,
• 1 Chr 29:10 : 10 Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly: and David said, Blessed are You, LORD God of Israel our Father, forever and ever.
• 1 Chr 29:20 : 20 And David said to all the assembly, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the assembly blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshiped the LORD, and the king.
• Neh 9:5 : 5 The Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, 'Stand up and bless the LORD your God forever and ever; and blessed be Your glorious name, exalted above all blessing and praise.'
• Ps 41:13 : 13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
• Ps 72:18-19 : 18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. 19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
• Ps 115:18 : 18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD.
• Ps 117:1-2 : 1 O praise the LORD, all you nations; praise him, all you people. 2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
• Ps 138:2 : 2 I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and for Your truth; for You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
• Isa 1:20 : 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.
• Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
• Luke 1:54-55 : 54 He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, 55 As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.
• 2 Chr 6:4 : 4 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who has with his hands fulfilled what he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
• 2 Chr 20:26 : 26 And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the LORD; therefore the name of that place was called the Valley of Berachah until this day.
• Josh 21:45 : 45 Nothing failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.
• Josh 23:15-16 : 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things have come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you, so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. 16 When you have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.
• 2 Sam 7:5 : 5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus says the LORD, Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?
• 2 Sam 7:12-13 : 12 And when your days are fulfilled, and you shall rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall come out of your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
• 2 Sam 7:25 : 25 And now, O LORD God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever, and do as you have said.
• 2 Sam 7:28-29 : 28 And now, O Lord GOD, you are that God, and your words are true, and you have promised this goodness to your servant: 29 Therefore now let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you: for you, O Lord GOD, have spoken it: and with your blessing let the house of your servant be blessed forever.
• 1 Chr 17:12 : 12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
• Luke 1:70 : 70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who have been since the world began,
• Luke 1:72 : 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
• Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ:
• 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,