1 Kings 8:58
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
that He may inclineלְהַטֹּ֥ות
(le·hat·to·vt)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
our heartsלְבָבֵ֖נוּ
(le·va·ve·nu)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
to Himself, to walkלָלֶ֣כֶת
(la·le·chet)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
in allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
His waysדְּרָכָ֗יו
(de·ra·chav)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨ר
(ve·lish·mor)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יו
(mitz·vo·tav)
4687: commandmentfrom tsavah
and His statutesוְחֻקָּיו֙
(ve·chuk·kav)
2706: something prescribed or owed, a statutefrom chaqaq
and His ordinances,וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יו
(u·mish·pa·tav,)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
He commandedצִוָּ֖ה
(tziv·vah)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
our fathers.אֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃
(a·vo·tei·nu.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
That he may incline
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
our hearts
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
unto him to walk
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
in all his ways
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
and to keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
his commandments
mitsvah  (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
and his statutes
choq  (khoke)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
and his judgments
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
which he commanded
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
our fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers.

King James Bible
That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that He causes us to be devoted to Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, statutes, and ordinances, which He commanded our ancestors.

International Standard Version
so that he may turn our hearts toward him, so that we may live life his way, keeping his commands, statutes, and ordinances that he gave to our ancestors.

NET Bible
May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
May he bend our hearts toward him. Then we will follow him and keep his commands, laws, and rules, which he commanded our ancestors [to keep].

King James 2000 Bible
That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
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