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2 Chronicles 6:5

‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.

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ASV

Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:

KJV

Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מִן־min-sinceH4480 →
הַיּ֗וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhenH834 →
הוֹצֵ֣אתִיho.Tze.tiI brought outH3318 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עַמִּי֮'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimEgyptH4714 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
בָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiI have chosenH977 →
בְעִ֗ירve.'Ir<in> a cityH5892 →
מִכֹּל֙mi.Kolfrom allH3605 →
שִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.Tei[the] tribes ofH7626 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לִבְנ֣וֹתliv.Notto buildH1129 →
בַּ֔יִתBa.yita houseH1004 →
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto beH1961 →
שְׁמִ֖יshe.Miname myH8034 →
שָׁ֑םShamthereH8033 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
בָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiI have chosenH977 →
בְאִ֔ישׁve.'Ish<in> a personH376 →
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto beH1961 →
נָגִ֖ידna.GidrulerH5057 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
עַמִּ֥י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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Deuteronomy 12:11then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.1 Samuel 10:24Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”Daniel 9:19O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”Exodus 23:21Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.Exodus 20:24You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.2 Samuel 7:15–16But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”1 Samuel 13:13–14“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.2 Samuel 7:6–7For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.1 Kings 8:16‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’

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