1 Kings 8:41

Hebrew
וְגַם֙ אֶל הַנָּכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא מֵעַמְּךָ֥ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ה֑וּא וּבָ֛א מֵאֶ֥רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
רְחוֹקָ֖ה לְמַ֥עַן שְׁמֶֽךָ
ESV
“Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for your name's sake
NIV
“As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name-
NLT
“In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands because of your name,
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἀλλοτρίῳ ὃς οὐκ ἔστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἀπὸ λαοῦ σου οὗτοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
KJV
Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;

1 Kings 8:40 ← 1 Kings 8:41 → 1 Kings 8:42

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