1 Chronicles 29:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 29:1 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֤יד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַקָּהָ֔ל
qâhâl
H6951
assembly
שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
בְנִ֥י
bên
H1121
son
אֶחָ֛ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
בָּֽחַר
bâchar
H977
to choose
בּ֥וֹ
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נַ֣עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
וָרָ֑ךְ
rak
H7390
tender
וְהַמְּלָאכָ֣ה
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
גְדוֹלָ֔ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לְאָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
הַבִּירָ֔ה
bîyrâh
H1002
palace
כִּ֖י
kîy
H3588
that
לַיהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
David the king said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And King David said to all of the assembly, “Solomon my son—God has chosen him alone— young and tender, and the work is great, for the temple not for man but for Yahweh God.
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