1 Kings 8:18
But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
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ASV
But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:
KJV
And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| דָּוִ֣ד | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| אָבִ֔י | 'a.Vi | father my | H1 → |
| יַ֗עַן | Ya.'an | because | H3282 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| הָיָה֙ | ha.Yah | it was | H1961 → |
| עִם־ | 'im- | with | H5973 → |
| לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ | le.Va.ve.kha | heart your | H3824 → |
| לִבְנ֥וֹת | liv.Not | to build | H1129 → |
| בַּ֖יִת | Ba.yit | a house | H1004 → |
| לִשְׁמִ֑י | lish.Mi | for name my | H8034 → |
| הֱטִיבֹ֔תָ | he.ti.Vo.ta | you did well | H2895 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| הָיָ֖ה | ha.Yah | it was | H1961 → |
| עִם־ | 'im- | with | H5973 → |
| לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ | le.va.Ve.kha | heart your | H3824 → |
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