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1 Kings 8:59

And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:

KJV

Et sint sermones mei isti, quibus deprecatus sum coram Domino, appropinquantes Domino Deo nostro die ac nocte, ut faciat judicium servo suo, et populo suo Israël per singulos dies :

Vulgate

καὶ ἔστωσαν οἱ λόγοι οὗτοι ὡς δεδέημαι ἐνώπιον Κυρίου θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐγγίζοντες πρὸς Κύριον θεὸν ἡμῶν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ δικαίωμα τοῦ δούλου σου Ἰσραὴλ ῥῆμα ἡμέρας ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐνιαυτοῦ·

LXX

And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;

ASV

וְ/יִֽהְי֨וּ דְבָרַ֜/י אֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִתְחַנַּ֨נְתִּי֙ לִ/פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה קְרֹבִ֛ים אֶל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י/נוּ יוֹמָ֣ם וָ/לָ֑יְלָה לַ/עֲשׂ֣וֹת מִשְׁפַּ֣ט עַבְדּ֗/וֹ וּ/מִשְׁפַּ֛ט עַמּ֥/וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דְּבַר י֥וֹם בְּ/יוֹמֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
י
y
noun · 422×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יוֹמָ֣ם
yvmm
noun · 50×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
לָ֑יְלָה
lylh
noun · 234×
נִי
ny
verb · 79×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
קָר֥וֹב
qrvb
adjective · 75×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Eph 6:18 — Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
  • John 17:9 — I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
  • Ps 141:2 — Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.