1 Kings 8:39
be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—
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ASV
then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
KJV
Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְ֠אַתָּה | Ve.'a.tah | and you | H859 → |
| תִּשְׁמַ֨ע | tish.Ma' | you will hear | H8085 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| מְכ֤וֹן | me.Khon | [the] place of | H4349 → |
| שִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙ | shiv.Te.kha | dwelling your | H3427 → |
| וְסָלַחְתָּ֣ | ve.sa.lach.Ta | and you will forgive | H5545 → |
| וְעָשִׂ֔יתָ | ve.'a.Si.ta | and you will act | H6213 → |
| וְנָתַתָּ֤ | ve.na.ta.Ta | and you will give | H5414 → |
| לָאִישׁ֙ | la.'Ish | to the person | H376 → |
| כְּכָל־ | ke.khol- | according to all | H3605 → |
| דְּרָכָ֔יו | de.ra.Khav | ways his | H1870 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | whom | H834 → |
| תֵּדַ֖ע | te.Da' | you will know | H3045 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| לְבָב֑וֹ | le.va.Vo | heart his | H3824 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| אַתָּ֤ה | 'a.Tah | you | H859 → |
| יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ | ya.Da'.ta | you know | H3045 → |
| לְבַדְּךָ֔ | le.va.de.Kha | to alone you | H905 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| לְבַ֖ב | le.Vav | [the] heart of | H3824 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| בְּנֵ֥י | be.Nei | [the] children of | H1121 → |
| הָאָדָֽם׃ | ha.'a.Dam | <the> humankind | H120 → |
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