1 Kings 8:34 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:34 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 →
וְאַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
תִּשְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔
çâlach
H5545
to forgive
לְחַטַּ֖את
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
עַמְּךָ֣
ʻam
H5971
people
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַהֲשֵֽׁבֹתָם֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָתַ֖תָּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לַאֲבוֹתָֽם
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then you, may you hear the heavens, and may you forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land that you gave to their fathers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).