לֵ֥הּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לֵ֥הּ

   LEH

   to him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לֵ֥הּ יִפְלְח֖וּן

   LEH yif-le-KHUN

   to him shall serve
3. clause🔊 מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ מַלְכ֣וּת עָלַ֔ם וְכֹל֙ שָׁלְטָ֣נַיָּ֔א לֵ֥הּ יִפְלְח֖וּן וְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן׃

   mal-khu-TEH mal-KHUT a-LAM ve-KHOL shal-ta-nai-YA LEH yif-le-KHUN ve-yish-tam-e-UN

   his kingdom a kingdom everlasting or of eternity and all the dominions to him shall serve and shall obey
4. sentence🔊 וּמַלְכוּתָ֨ה וְשָׁלְטָנָ֜א וּרְבוּתָ֗א דִּ֚י מַלְכְוָת֙ תְּח֣וֹת כָּל־שְׁמַיָּ֔א יְהִיבַ֕ת לְעַ֖ם קַדִּישֵׁ֣י עֶלְיוֹנִ֑ין מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ מַלְכ֣וּת עָלַ֔ם וְכֹל֙ שָׁלְטָ֣נַיָּ֔א לֵ֥הּ יִפְלְח֖וּן וְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן׃

   u-mal-khu-TAH ve-shal-ta-NA u-re-vu-TA DI mal-khe-VAT te-KHOT kal-she-mai-YA ye-hi-VAT le-AM ka-di-SHEI e-le-yo-NIN mal-khu-TEH mal-KHUT a-LAM ve-KHOL shal-ta-nai-YA LEH yif-le-KHUN ve-yish-tam-e-UN

   and her kingdom or and the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness that or which kingdoms under all of heaven or the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High his kingdom a kingdom everlasting or of eternity and all the dominions to him shall serve and shall obey

Exegesis

Finally, the clause vekol shaltanayya leh yiflachun veyishtammeun {וְכֹל֙ שָׁלְטָנַיָּ֔א לֵ֥הּ יִפְלְחוּן וְיִשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן | wəkol šalṭānayyāʾ lāh yiflaḥûn wəyištammeʿûn} uses Peal and Hithpael imperfect verbs to depict both service and obedient listening. The English renderings reflect these roles to underscore divine sovereignty and faithful response.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ד־ח־לd-ch-l

“fear, terror”

• 🔊 דָּחַלdachalto be afraidDaniel 2:31