The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 17:17 Explained

1 Chronicles 17:17

KJV: And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

YLT: And this is small in Thine eyes, O God, and Thou speakest concerning the house of thy servant afar off, and hast seen me as a type of the man who is on high, O Jehovah God!

Darby: And this hath been a small thing in thy sight, O God; and thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, Jehovah Elohim.

ASV: And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; but thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Jehovah God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [yet] this was a small thing  in thine eyes,  O God;  for thou hast [also] spoken  of thy servant's  house  for a great while to come,  and hast regarded  me according to the estate  of a man  of high degree,  O LORD  God. 

What does 1 Chronicles 17:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 17

1  Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house
3  after by the word of God forbids him
11  He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed
16  David's prayer and thanksgiving

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 17:17 mean?

and [yet] was a small thing this in Your sight God and You have [also] spoken of house of Your servant for a great while to come and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high [degree] Yahweh God
וַתִּקְטַ֨ן זֹ֤את בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר עַל־ בֵּֽית־ עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְמֵרָח֑וֹק וּרְאִיתַ֗נִי כְּת֧וֹר הָאָדָ֛ם הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים

וַתִּקְטַ֨ן  and  [yet]  was  a  small  thing 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: קָטֹן  
Sense: to be small, be insignificant.
זֹ֤את  this 
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙  in  Your  sight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, second person masculine singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
אֱלֹהִ֔ים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר  and  You  have  [also]  spoken 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
בֵּֽית־  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
עַבְדְּךָ֖  of  Your  servant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
לְמֵרָח֑וֹק  for  a  great  while  to  come 
Parse: Preposition-l, Preposition-m, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָחֹוק  
Sense: remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones.
וּרְאִיתַ֗נִי  and  have  regarded  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
כְּת֧וֹר  according  to  the  rank 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תֹּור  
Sense: circlet, plait, turn (of hair or gold).
הָאָדָ֛ם  of  a  man 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה  of  high  [degree] 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַעֲלָה 
Sense: what comes up, thoughts.
יְהוָ֥ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהִֽים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).