1 Chronicles 17:25
For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.
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ASV
For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.
KJV
For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י׀ | ki | for | H3588 → |
| אַתָּ֣ה | 'a.Tah | you | H859 → |
| אֱלֹהַ֗י | 'e.lo.Hai | O God my | H430 → |
| גָּלִ֙יתָ֙ | ga.Li.ta | you have uncovered | H1540 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֹ֣זֶן | 'O.zen | [the] ear of | H241 → |
| עַבְדְּךָ֔ | 'av.de.Kha | servant your | H5650 → |
| לִבְנ֥וֹת | liv.Not | to build | H1129 → |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | for him | |
| בָּ֑יִת | Ba.yit | a house | H1004 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | there- | H5921 → |
| כֵּן֙ | ken | -fore | H3651 → |
| מָצָ֣א | ma.Tza' | he has found | H4672 → |
| עַבְדְּךָ֔ | 'av.de.Kha | servant your | H5650 → |
| לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל | le.hit.pa.Lel | to pray | H6419 → |
| לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ | le.fa.Nei.kha | <to> before you | H6440 → |
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