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1 Kings 8:30

And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.

KJV

ut exaudias deprecationem servi tui et populi tui Israël, quodcumque oraverint in loco isto, et exaudies in loco habitaculi tui in cælo : et cum exaudieris, propitius eris.

Vulgate

καὶ εἰσακούσῃ τῆς δεήσεως τοῦ δούλου σου καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ, ἃ ἂν προσεύξωνται εἰς τὸν τόπον τοῦτον· καὶ σὺ εἰσακούσῃ ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τῆς κατοικήσεώς σου ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ ποιήσεις καὶ ἵλεως ἔσῃ.

LXX

And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place; and when thou hearest, forgive.

ASV

וְ/שָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ אֶל תְּחִנַּ֤ת עַבְדְּ/ךָ֙ וְ/עַמְּ/ךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּ אֶל הַ/מָּק֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֑ה וְ֠/אַתָּה תִּשְׁמַ֞ע אֶל מְק֤וֹם שִׁבְתְּ/ךָ֙ אֶל הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם וְ/שָׁמַעְתָּ֖ וְ/סָלָֽחְתָּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
הִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל
htpll
verb · 84×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
י
y
noun · 1849×
י
y
noun · 25×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
נִסְלַ֥ח
nslch
verb · 47×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 8:34 — Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
  • 1Kgs 8:36 — Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given
  • 1Kgs 8:39 — 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 childr
  • 2Chr 30:27 — Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
  • 2Kgs 20:2 — Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
  • Dan 9:19 — O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
  • Eccl 5:2 — Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
  • Ezra 10:1 — Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and chi
  • Isa 38:2 — Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
  • Isa 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of t
  • Matt 6:12 — And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
  • Ps 130:3 — If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?