1 Chronicles 16:36

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

May the LORD God of Israel be praised, in the future and forevermore. Then all the people said,“We agree! Praise the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִן־הָעוֹלָ֖ם וְעַ֣ד הָעֹלָ֑ם וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ כָל־הָעָם֙ אָמֵ֔ן וְהַלֵּ֖ל לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פ

Transliteration

bārak [Blessed] YHWH [the LORD] ʾĕlōhê [God of] yiśrāʾēl [Israel] from-hāʿôlām [the everlasting] and until-hāʿōlām [the everlasting]; and ʾāmar [said] all-hāʿām [the people], "ʾāmēn [Amen]" and hālal [praise] to YHWH [the LORD].

Grammar Details

• *bārak*: qal passive participle masculine singular - blessed
• *ʾĕlōhê*: construct state - God of
• *ʾāmar*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they said
• *hālal*: piel infinitive absolute - praise
• *hāʿôlām*: definite article + singular noun - the everlasting/eternity
• *hāʿām*: definite article + singular collective noun - the people
• *ʾāmēn*: interjection - amen/truly
• *min-* (prefix): preposition - from
• *wĕ-* (prefix): conjunction - and
• *ʿad-* (prefix): preposition - until
• *kol-* (prefix): construct state - all of
• *lǎ-* (prefix): preposition - to
• *wǎy-* (prefix): consecutive waw - and then

Word Meanings

• *bārak*: blessed/praised
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings
• *ʿôlām*: everlasting/eternity/antiquity
• *ʾāmar*: say/speak/tell
• *hālal*: praise/celebrate/boast
• *ʿām*: people/nation
• *ʾāmēn*: amen/truly/certainly

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 8:15 : 15 He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.
• 1 Kgs 8:56 : 56 “The LORD is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled!
• Neh 8:6 : 6 Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people replied“Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
• Ps 72:18-19 : 18 The LORD God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! He alone accomplishes amazing things! 19 His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!
• Ps 106:48 : 48 The LORD God of Israel deserves praise, in the future and forevermore. Let all the people say,“We agree! Praise the LORD!”
• Jer 28:6 : 6 The prophet Jeremiah said,“Amen! May the LORD do all this! May the LORD make your prophecy come true! May he bring back to this place from Babylon all the valuable articles taken from the LORD’s temple and the people who were carried into exile.
• 1 Cor 14:16 : 16 Otherwise, if you are praising God with your spirit, how can someone without the gift say“Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
• Eph 1:3 : 3 Spiritual Blessings in Christ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.
• 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 New Birth to Joy and Holiness Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Deut 27:15-26 : 15 ‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or metal image– something abhorrent to the LORD, the work of the craftsman– and sets it up in a secret place.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 16 ‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 17 ‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 18 ‘Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 19 ‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 20 ‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his father’s former wife, for he dishonors his father.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 21 ‘Cursed is the one who commits bestiality.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 22 ‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his sister, the daughter of either his father or mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 23 ‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his mother-in-law.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 24 ‘Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 25 ‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’ 26 ‘Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’