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2 Chronicles 6:8

But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

KJV

dixit Dominus ad eum : Quia hæc fuit voluntas tua, ut ædificares domum nomini meo, bene quidem fecisti hujuscemodi habere voluntatem :

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος πρὸς Δαυεὶδ πατέρα μου Διότι ἐγένετο ἐπὶ καρδίαν σου τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι οἶκον τῷ ὀνόματί μου, καλῶς ἐγένετο ἐπὶ καρδίαν σου·

LXX

But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔/י יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיָה֙ עִם לְבָ֣בְ/ךָ֔ לִ/בְנ֥וֹת בַּ֖יִת לִ/שְׁמִ֑/י הֱֽטִיב֔וֹתָ כִּ֥י הָיָ֖ה עִם לְבָבֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בְנ֣וֹת
bnvt
verb · 365×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 251×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
ט֔וֹב
tvb
verb · 24×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יַ֚עַן
y'n
conjunction · 99×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 28:3 — But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
  • John 5:44 — How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
  • Phil 4:14 — Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
  • Prov 19:22 — The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
  • Ps 68:29 — Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.