What Does Psalm 89:27 Mean in the King James?
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Firstborn here is a place God gives: precedence and inheritance raised above every earthly crown.
THE MEANING
God sets his appointed one as firstborn, above the kings of the earth. Firstborn carries precedence and inheritance, so the title marks bestowed standing rather than birth order alone. Earthly crowns are not the highest measure of rank.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
Standing depends only on natural birth order or earthly power.
THE ROOT
אֶתְּנֵהוּ
ʾettenēhû
GROWS FROM
נתן
n-t-n
Give, set, place.
The word rendered “make” comes from a root meaning give or set in place. The verse presents firstborn standing as something God bestows, not a rank the person manufactures.
ALSO GROWS
natan: To give, set, or place.
נָתַן
This is the verb behind “make him”: God gives him this position.
mattanah: Gift.
מַתָּנָה
The same root links the appointed place to what is given.
בְּכוֹר
bekhōr
GROWS FROM
בכר
b-k-r
To be firstborn, bring forth first, or hold the first place.
This root also forms words for birthright and firstfruits, joining precedence with inheritance and the first yield. Beside “higher than the kings,” firstborn describes an appointed rank, not only the order of birth.
ALSO GROWS
bekhorah: Birthright.
בְּכוֹרָה
It shows how being first is connected with an inherited portion and standing.
bikkurim: Firstfruits.
בִּכּוּרִים
The same root names the first yield, extending “first” from family rank to what comes forth first.
THE PATTERN
Firstborn language names a bestowed place of inheritance and preeminence, not merely chronological birth order.
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.THE THREAD
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:Exodus uses the same Hebrew word for firstborn, naming Israel in a place of belonging bestowed by God. Psalm 89:27 extends that language into royal rank, setting the firstborn above the kings of the earth.
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