2 Chronicles 6:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 6:20 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 →
לִהְיוֹת֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֵינֶ֨יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
פְתֻח֜וֹת
pâthach
H6605
to open
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַבַּ֤יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
יוֹמָ֣ם
yôwmâm
H3119
daytime
וָלַ֔יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָמַ֔רְתָּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָשׂ֥וּם
sûwm
H7760
to put
שִׁמְךָ֖
shêm
H8034
name
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
לִשְׁמ֨וֹעַ֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַתְּפִלָּ֔ה
tᵉphillâh
H8605
prayer
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
עַבְדְּךָ֔
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּק֖וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
that your eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place where you have said that you would put your name there; to listen to the prayer which your servant shall pray toward this place.
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King James Version Public Domain
That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
your eyes to be open to this house days and night, to the place where you said to put your name there, to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.
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