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1 Kings 8:16

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1 Kings 8:16 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 →

מִן min H4480 from הַיּ֗וֹם yôwm H3117 day אֲשֶׁ֨ר ʼăsher H834 which הוֹצֵ֜אתִי yâtsâʼ H3318 to go out אֶת ʼêth H853 - עַמִּ֣י ʻam H5971 people אֶת ʼêth H853 - יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ Yisrâʼêl H3478 Israel מִמִּצְרַיִם֒ Mitsrayim H4714 Egypt לֹֽא lôʼ H3808 not בָחַ֣רְתִּי bâchar H977 to choose בְעִ֗יר ʻîyr H5892 city מִכֹּל֙ kôl H3605 all שִׁבְטֵ֣י shêbeṭ H7626 staff יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yisrâʼêl H3478 Israel לִבְנ֣וֹת bânâh H1129 to build בַּ֔יִת bayith H1004 house לִהְי֥וֹת hâyâh H1961 to be שְׁמִ֖י shêm H8034 name שָׁ֑ם shâm H8033 there וָאֶבְחַ֣ר bâchar H977 to choose בְּדָוִ֔ד Dâvid H1732 David לִֽהְי֖וֹת hâyâh H1961 to be עַל ʻal H5921 upon עַמִּ֥י ʻam H5971 people יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yisrâʼêl H3478 Israel

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    ‘From the day when I brought out my people, Israel, from Egypt, I did not choose a city from all of the tribes of Israel to build a house for my name to be there. But I chose David to be over my people Israel.’

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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