1 Kings 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 9:3 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁ֠מַעְתִּי
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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תְּפִלָּתְךָ֣
tᵉphillâh
H8605
prayer
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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תְּחִנָּתְךָ֮
tᵉchinnâh
H8467
supplication
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּה
chânan
H2603
to be gracious
לְפָנַי֒
pânîym
H6440
face
הִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּי
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַבַּ֤יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּנִ֔תָה
bânâh
H1129
to build
לָשֽׂוּם
sûwm
H7760
to put
שְׁמִ֥י
shêm
H8034
name
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
עוֹלָ֑ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
וְהָי֨וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֵינַ֧י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וְלִבִּ֛י
lêb
H3820
heart
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיָּמִֽים
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to him, I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before me: I have made this house holy, which you have built, to put my name there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you supplicated to my face. I have consecrated this house that you have built, to put my name there to forever. And my eyes and my heart will be there all of the days.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).