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And all the people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
that were in the gate
sha`ar (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
and the elders
zaqen (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
We are witnesses
`ed (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
The LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
make
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the woman
'ishshah (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
that is come
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into thine house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
like Rachel
Rachel (raw-khale')
Rachel, a wife of Jacob -- Rachel.
and like Leah
Le'ah (lay-aw')
weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob -- Leah.
which two
shnayim (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
did build
banah (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and do
`asah (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
thou worthily
chayil (khah'-yil)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
in Ephratah
'Ephraath (ef-rawth')
fruitfulness; Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem; once (Psa. 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman -- Ephrath, Ephratah.
and be famous
qara' (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
shem (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
in Bethlehem
Beyth Lechem (bayth leh'-khem)
house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine -- Beth-lehem. |
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