1 Chronicles 17:21
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?”
שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עַם
a people
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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גּוֹי
a nation
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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הָלַךְ
he went
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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פָּדָה
you had redeemed
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פָּדָה
to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve
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גְּדוּלָה
great things
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גְּדוּלָה
greatness; (concretely) mighty acts
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