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Ezekiel 17:14

That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

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לִֽהְיוֹת֙lihyotto beהָיָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to be”, the to-form of the verbH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מַמְלָכָ֣הmamlakhahkingdomמַמְלָכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “kingdom”, the ordinary formH4467dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)kingdom, king's, reign, royal.שְׁפָלָ֔הshefalahbaseשָׁפָלadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “base”, the ordinary formH8217depressed, literally or figurativelybase(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).לְבִלְתִּ֖יleviltito because unבִּלְתִּיpreposition, conjunction — “to because un”H1115properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑אhitnaselift upנָשָׂאverb, hithpael, infinitive construct — “lift up”, the to-form of the verbH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…לִשְׁמֹ֥רlishmorto bewardשָׁמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to beward”, the to-form of the verbH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּרִית֖וֹberitvoconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.לְעָמְדָֽהּleamedahto standעָמַדpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to stand”, the to-form of the verbH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

that his might be a lowly kingdom, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

Young’s Literal Translation

That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant — that it may stand.

World English Bible

that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

Darby Translation

that the kingdom might be abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to stand.

Douay-Rheims

That it may be a low kingdom and not lift itself up, but keep his covenant, and observe it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

that his might be a lowly kingdom, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that it may become a weak kingdom, so as never to lift itself up, that he may keep his covenant, and establish it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τοῦ γενέσθαι εἰς βασιλείαν ἀσθενῆ, τὸ καθόλου μὴ ἐπαίρεσθαι, τοῦ φυλάσσειν τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἱστάνειν αὐτήν.