1 Kings 8:54 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:54 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּכַלּ֣וֹת
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
לְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙
pâlal
H6419
to pray
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵ֛ת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַתְּפִלָּ֥ה
tᵉphillâh
H8605
prayer
וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה
tᵉchinnâh
H8467
supplication
הַזֹּ֑את
zôʼth
H2063
this
קָ֞ם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
מִלִּפְנֵ֨י
pânîym
H6440
face
מִזְבַּ֤ח
mizbêach
H4196
altar
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מִכְּרֹ֣עַ
kâraʻ
H3766
to bow
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בִּרְכָּ֔יו
berek
H1290
knee
וְכַפָּ֖יו
kaph
H3709
palm
פְּרֻשׂ֥וֹת
pâras
H6566
to spread out
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to Yahweh, he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that when Solomon finished praying to Yahweh all of this prayer and supplication, he arose from to the face of the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his palms spread out the heavens.
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