1 Chronicles 28:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.”
יָרַשׁ
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
שָׁמַר
observe
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שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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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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מַעַן
so that
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מַעַן
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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עוֹלָם
perpetuity
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עוֹלָם
Forever, eternity, everlasting. Olam. God's love endures forever. It had no beginning and will have no end.
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מִצְוָה
the commandments of
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מִצְוָה
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
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קָהָל
the assembly of
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קָהָל
assemblage (usually concretely)
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