2 Chronicles 6:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 6:5 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 →
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַיּ֗וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הוֹצֵ֣אתִי
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עַמִּי֮
ʻam
H5971
people
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרַיִם֒
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
בָחַ֣רְתִּֽי
bâchar
H977
to choose
בְעִ֗יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מִכֹּל֙
kôl
H3605
all
שִׁבְטֵ֣י
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לִבְנ֣וֹת
bânâh
H1129
to build
בַּ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
לִהְי֥וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שְׁמִ֖י
shêm
H8034
name
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
בָחַ֣רְתִּֽי
bâchar
H977
to choose
בְאִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לִהְי֥וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נָגִ֖יד
nâgîyd
H5057
ruler
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עַמִּ֥י
ʻam
H5971
people
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:
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King James Version Public Domain
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘From the day that I brought out my people from the land of Egypt, I did not choose a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house, for my name to be there. And I did not choose a man to be leader over my people Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).