KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.”
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| 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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| “And it shall be,” | וְ֠הָיָה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | And it shall be |
| “that” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “whoso” | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | whoso |
| “will not” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “come up” | יַעֲלֶ֜ה | To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative | come up |
| “of” | מֵאֵ֨ת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | of |
| “all” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the families” | מִשְׁפְּח֤וֹת | A family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people | families |
| “of the earth” | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | earth |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “Jerusalem” | יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine | Jerusalem |
| “to worship” | לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔ת | To depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) | worship |
| “the King,” | לְמֶ֖לֶךְ | A king | King |
| “the Lord” | יְהוָ֣ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “of hosts,” | צְבָא֑וֹת | A mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship) | hosts |
| “even upon” | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | even upon |
| “them shall be” | יִהְיֶ֥ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | them shall be |
| “no” | וְלֹ֥א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | no |
| “rain.” | הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ | A shower | rain |
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15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the Lord will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
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