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וְעַתָּ֗ה הוֹאֵל֙ וּבָרֵךְ֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ Meaning * To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament. The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24 אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( בֵּ֣ית עַבְדְּךָ֔ לִהְי֥וֹתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 לְעוֹלָ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כִּֽי אַתָּ֞ה אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ וּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔ יְבֹרַ֥ךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ Meaning * To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament. The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24 בֵּֽית עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְעוֹלָֽם |
| ESV |
Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.“
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| NIV |
Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, O Sovereign LORD, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever.“
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| NLT |
And now, may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you have spoken, and when you grant a blessing to your servant, O Sovereign LORD, it is an eternal blessing!“
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| 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” νῦν ἄρξαι 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” εὐλόγησον τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article οἶκον τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δούλου σου τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article εἶναιplugin-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. εἰς τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article αἰῶνα ἐνώπιόν σου ὅτι σὺ εἶplugin-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. κύριέ μου κύριε ἐλάλησας 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” ἀπὸ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article εὐλογίας σου εὐλογηθήσεται ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article οἶκος τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δούλου σου εἰς τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article αἰῶνα |
| KJV |
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
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2 Samuel 7:28 ← 2 Samuel 7:29 → 2 Samuel 8:1
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