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1 Kings 8:55

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And it was [so], that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.	And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,	Blessed [be] the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he stood^H5975, and blessed^H1288 all the congregation^H6951 of Israel^H3478 with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963, saying^H559,

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Original Hebrew

וַיַּעְמֹד וַיְבָרֶךְ אֵת כָּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל קֹול גָּדֹול לֵאמֹר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַֽ/יַּעְמֹ֕ד	va/i.ya'.Mod	H5975	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he stood
וַ/יְבָ֕רֶךְ	va/y.Va.rekh	H1288	HC/Vpw3ms	and/ he blessed
אֵ֖ת	'et	H853	HTo	(obj.)
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
קְהַ֣ל	ke.Hal	H6951	HNcmsc	(the) assembly of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
ק֥וֹל	Kol	H6963	HNcmsa	a voice
גָּד֖וֹל	ga.Dol	H1419	HAamsa	great
לֵ/אמֹֽר	le./Mor	H559	HR/Vqc	(to)/ saying

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1288 — בָרַךְ (bârak, baw-rak'): a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
• H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H5975 — עָמַד (ʻâmad, aw-mad'): a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
• H6951 — קָהָל (qâhâl, kaw-hawl'): from קָהַל; assemblage (usually concretely); assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
• H6963 — קוֹל (qôwl, kole): or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• blessed — Numbers 6:23-26, 2 Samuel 6:18, 1 Kings 8:14, 1 Chronicles 16:2

Reciprocal references (6): Leviticus 9:22, 2 Chronicles 6:3, 2 Chronicles 31:8, Isaiah 9:16, Luke 19:37, Hebrews 7:7

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BENEDICTIONS, DEDICATION, OF SOLOMON'S TEMPLE, PRAYER
• Torrey’s: TEMPLE, THE FIRST
• Nave’s: BENEDICTIONS

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