Psalms 27:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 27:4 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 →
אַחַ֤ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
מֵֽאֵת
ʼêth
H854
with
יְהוָה֮
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אוֹתָ֪הּ
ʼêth
H853
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אֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
שִׁבְתִּ֣י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּבֵית
bayith
H1004
house
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יְמֵ֣י
yôwm
H3117
day
חַיַּ֑י
chay
H2416
living
לַחֲז֥וֹת
châzâh
H2372
to see
בְּנֹֽעַם
nôʻam
H5278
pleasantness
יְ֝הוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וּלְבַקֵּ֥ר
bâqar
H1239
to seek
בְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ
hêykâl
H1964
temple
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, To see Yahweh's beauty, And to inquire in his temple.
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King James Version Public Domain
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
One I have asked from Yahweh, that I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to look upon the beauty of Yahweh and to inquire in his temple.
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