1 Kings 8:51
in 1 Kings 8For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
KJV
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance,.... Whom the Lord had chosen above all people, to be a special people to him, and to be his portion and possession; see Deu 7:6. which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron; hard and cruel bondage in Egypt: See Gill on Deu 4:20.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The furnace of iron - Egypt is so called as a place of severe trial and affliction.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| עַמְּךָ֥ | ʾamekha | [are] people your | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ | venachalatekha | and inheritance your | H5159 → | 222 times |
| הֵ֑ם | hem | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ | hotzeta | you brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם | mimitzrayim | from Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| מִתּ֖וֹךְ | mitokh | from [the] midst of | H8432 → | 418 times |
| כּ֥וּר | kur | [the] furnace of | H3564 → | |
| הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ | habarzel | <the> iron | H1270 → | 76 times |
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
עַמְּךָ֥[are] people your
ʾamekhaH5971 →1873 times
וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖and inheritance your
venachalatekhaH5159 →222 times
הֵ֑םthey
hemH1992 →553 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙you brought out
hotzetaH3318 →1067 times
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםfrom Egypt
mimitzrayimH4714 →641 times
מִתּ֖וֹךְfrom [the] midst of
mitokhH8432 →418 times
כּ֥וּר[the] furnace of
kurH3564 →
הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃<the> iron
habarzelH1270 →76 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 1:10They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 9:29
But they are Your people, Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your great power and outstretched arm.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Daniel 9:15–27
Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we…
- Exodus 32:11
But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and…
- Deuteronomy 9:29
Through
Jeremiah 11:4which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My…
it leads to
- Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
- Jeremiah 7:22–23
For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices,
- Deuteronomy 4:20
Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
- Leviticus 26:12
Through
Deuteronomy 4:20Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 11:4
which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My…
- Deuteronomy 32:9
But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
- Jeremiah 11:4
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).