1 Chronicles 17:16
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
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ASV
Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
KJV
And David the king came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
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Commentary
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹא֙ | vai.ya.Vo' | and he went | H935 → |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| דָּוִ֔יד | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב | vai.Ye.shev | and he sat | H3427 → |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| מִֽי־ | mi- | who? | H4310 → |
| אֲנִ֞י | 'a.Ni | [am] I | H589 → |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah.weh | O Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהִים֙ | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| וּמִ֣י | u.Mi | and who? | H4310 → |
| בֵיתִ֔י | vei.Ti | [is] house my | H1004 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| הֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִי | ha.vi.'o.Ta.ni | you have brought me | H935 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | to | H5704 → |
| הֲלֹֽם׃ | ha.Lom | here | H1988 → |
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