1 Kings 8:54
Now when Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the LORD, he got up before the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven.
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ASV
And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto Jehovah, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.
KJV
And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֣י׀ | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| כְּכַלּ֣וֹת | ke.kha.Lot | when had finished | H3615 → |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה | she.lo.Moh | Solomon | H8010 → |
| לְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙ | le.hit.pa.Lel | to pray | H6419 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֵ֛ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הַתְּפִלָּ֥ה | ha.te.fi.Lah | the prayer | H8605 → |
| וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה | ve.hat.te.chi.Nah | and the supplication | H8467 → |
| הַזֹּ֑את | ha.Zot | <the> this | H2063 → |
| קָ֞ם | kam | he stood up | H6965 → |
| מִלִּפְנֵ֨י | mi.lif.Nei | from to before | H6440 → |
| מִזְבַּ֤ח | miz.Bach | [the] altar of | H4196 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| מִכְּרֹ֣עַ | mi.ke.Ro.a' | from bowing down | H3766 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| בִּרְכָּ֔יו | bir.Kav | knees his | H1290 → |
| וְכַפָּ֖יו | ve.kha.Pav | and palms his | H3709 → |
| פְּרֻשׂ֥וֹת | pe.ru.Sot | [were] spread out | H6566 → |
| הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
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