1 Kings 8:35 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:35 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 →
בְּהֵעָצֵ֥ר
ʻâtsâr
H6113
to restrain
שָׁמַ֛יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מָטָ֖ר
mâṭar
H4306
rain
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
יֶחֶטְאוּ
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
לָ֑ךְ
וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּ
pâlal
H6419
to pray
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּק֤וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
וְהוֹד֣וּ
yâdâh
H3034
to throw
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁמֶ֔ךָ
shêm
H8034
name
וּמֵחַטָּאתָ֥ם
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
יְשׁוּב֖וּן
shûwb
H7725
to return
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
תַעֲנֵֽם
ʻânâh
H6031
to afflict
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the sky is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you do afflict them:
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King James Version Public Domain
When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When the heavens are restrained and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, and they pray toward this place and they confess your name and they turn back from their sin because you have afflicted them,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).