KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 1 Samuel 2:6 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “The Lord” | יְהוָ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “killeth,” | מֵמִ֣ית | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | killeth |
| “and maketh alive:” | וּמְחַיֶּ֑ה | To live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive | maketh alive |
| “he bringeth down” | מוֹרִ֥יד | To descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) | bringeth down |
| “to the grave,” | שְׁא֖וֹל | Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates | grave |
| “and bringeth up.” | וַיָּֽעַל׃ | To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative | bringeth up |
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4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
6 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
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