1 SAMUEL 2:8

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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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1 Samuel 2:8 Translation & Meaning

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He raiseth up מֵקִ֨ים To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) raiseth up
the poor דָּ֗ל Properly, dangling, i.e., (by implication) weak or thin poor
out of the dust, מֵֽעָפָ֜ר Dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud out dust
and (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
lifteth up יָרִ֣ים To be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) lifteth up
the beggar אֶבְי֔וֹן Destitute beggar
from the dunghill, מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙ A heap of rubbish or filth dunghill
to set לְהוֹשִׁיב֙ Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry set
them (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
among עִם Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) among
princes, נְדִיבִ֔ים Properly, voluntary, i.e., generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant) princes
and to make them inherit יַנְחִלֵ֑ם To inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate make inherit
the throne וְכִסֵּ֥א Properly, covered, i.e., a throne (as canopied) throne
of glory: כָב֖וֹד Properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness glory
for כִּ֤י (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed for
the pillars מְצֻ֣קֵי Something narrow, i.e., a column or hilltop pillars
of the earth אֶ֔רֶץ The earth (at large, or partitively a land) earth
are (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
the Lord's, לַֽיהוָה֙ (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lords
and he hath set וַיָּ֥שֶׁת To place (in a very wide application) set
the world תֵּבֵֽל׃ The earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine world
upon עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications upon
them. עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications them

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  • 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.

  • 9  He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

  • 10  The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.




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