King James Version
Psalms 45:16 in the King James Version says “Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 45 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.”
Psalms 45:16 · KJV
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
KJV Study — Public Domain
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
“Instead of thy fathers”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“shall be thy children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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