child. youth. Hebrew. na'ar.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
was. had come to be.
precious. Hebrew. yakar. heavy (in price). Note the five precious things in Old. Testament: the word of God (1 Samuel 3:1, its first occurrence); redemption (Psalms 49:8); the death of His saints (Psalms 72:14; Psalms 116:15); the lips of knowledge (Proverbs 20:15); the thoughts of God (Psalms 139:17). See note on the five in New Testament (Matthew 26:7).