1 Kings 8:29 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:29 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 →
לִהְיוֹת֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֵינֶ֨ךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
פְתֻח֜וֹת
pâthach
H6605
to open
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַבַּ֤יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
לַ֣יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וָי֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָמַ֔רְתָּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שְׁמִ֖י
shêm
H8034
name
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
לִשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַתְּפִלָּ֔ה
tᵉphillâh
H8605
prayer
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
עַבְדְּךָ֔
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּק֖וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, My name shall be there; to listen to the prayer which your servant shall pray toward this place.
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King James Version Public Domain
That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
that your eyes may be opened to this house night and day, to the place which you have said, ‘My name will be there,’ to listen to the prayer that your servant will pray toward this place.
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