1 Chronicles 22:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 22:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עָלַ֤י
ʻal
H5921
upon
דְּבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּ֤ם
dâm
H1818
blood
לָרֹב֙
rôb
H7230
multitude
שָׁפַ֔כְתָּ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
וּמִלְחָמ֥וֹת
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
גְּדֹל֖וֹת
gâdôwl
H1419
great
עָשִׂ֑יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִבְנֶ֥ה
bânâh
H1129
to build
בַ֨יִת֙
bayith
H1004
house
לִשְׁמִ֔י
shêm
H8034
name
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
דָּמִ֣ים
dâm
H1818
blood
רַבִּ֔ים
rab
H7227
many
שָׁפַ֥כְתָּ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
אַ֖רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
לְפָנָֽי
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars: you shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the word of Yahweh was to me, saying, ‘You have shed blood to abundance, and you have made great wars. You shall not build a house for my name, for you have shed much blood on the earth to my face.
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