1 Chronicles 28:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 28:2 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 →
וַיָּ֨קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
דָּוִ֤יד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רַגְלָ֔יו
regel
H7272
foot
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁמָע֖וּנִי
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אַחַ֣י
ʼâch
H251
brother
וְעַמִּ֑י
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
לְבָבִ֡י
lêbâb
H3824
heart
לִבְנוֹת֩
bânâh
H1129
to build
בֵּ֨ית
bayith
H1004
house
מְנוּחָ֜ה
mᵉnûwchâh
H4496
rest
לַאֲר֣וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
בְּרִית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְלַהֲדֹם֙
hădôm
H1916
footstool
רַגְלֵ֣י
regel
H7272
foot
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַהֲכִינ֖וֹתִי
kûwn
H3559
to be established
לִבְנֽוֹת
bânâh
H1129
to build
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David the king rose to his feet, and he said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people. me, with my heart to build a house of rest for the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh and as a footstool of the feet of our God. And I prepared to build.
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