2 Chronicles 9:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 9:8 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 →
יְהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בָּר֔וּךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
חָפֵ֣ץ
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
בְּךָ֗
לְתִתְּךָ֤
nâthan
H5414
to give
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּסְאוֹ֙
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
לְמֶ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לַיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת
ʼahăbâh
H160
love
אֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְהַעֲמִיד֣וֹ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
לְעוֹלָ֔ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
וַיִּתֶּנְךָ֤
nâthan
H5414
to give
עֲלֵיהֶם֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
לְמֶ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מִשְׁפָּ֥ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
וּצְדָקָֽה
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
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World English Bible Public Domain
Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God: because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore made he you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.
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King James Version Public Domain
Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let Yahweh your God be blessed, who delighted in you to place you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God, because your God loved Israel to establish them forever. And he has placed you over them to be king, to do justice and righteousness!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).