1 Kings 8:30 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:30 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 →
וְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
תְּחִנַּ֤ת
tᵉchinnâh
H8467
supplication
עַבְדְּךָ֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וְעַמְּךָ֣
ʻam
H5971
people
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּ
pâlal
H6419
to pray
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּק֣וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְ֠אַתָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
תִּשְׁמַ֞ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מְק֤וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
שִׁבְתְּךָ֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וְסָלָֽחְתָּ
çâlach
H5545
to forgive
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World English Bible Public Domain
Listen you to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling-place; and when you hear, forgive.
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King James Version Public Domain
And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And may you listen to the supplication of your servant and your people Israel that they will pray toward this place. And you, may you hear in the place of your dwelling, in the heavens, and may you hear and forgive.
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