InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse 2 Chr C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36
2 Chr 6 V1 V3 V5 V7 V9 V11 V13 V15 V17 V19 V21 V23 V25 V27 V29 V31 V33 V35 V37 V39 V41
OET-LV To_be eyes_of_your open to the_house the_this by_day and_night to the_place where you_have_said to_put name_of_your there to_listen to the_prayer which servant_of_your he_will_pray to the_place (the)_this.
OET (OET-RV) Watch over this building where you said you’d be present, and hear my prayers when your servant prays towards this place.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) May your eyes be open toward this temple
(Some words not found in UHB: to=be eyes_of,your open to/towards the,house the=this day and,night to/towards the,place which/who said to,put name_of,your there to,listen to/towards the,prayer which/who prays servant_of,your to/towards the,place (the),this )
The eyes being open is a metonym for watching, and here watching represents protecting. “Please watch over this temple” or “Please protect this temple”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
(Occurrence 0) day and night
(Some words not found in UHB: to=be eyes_of,your open to/towards the,house the=this day and,night to/towards the,place which/who said to,put name_of,your there to,listen to/towards the,prayer which/who prays servant_of,your to/towards the,place (the),this )
This is a merism. Alternate translation: [all the time] or [continually]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) where you promised to put your name
(Some words not found in UHB: to=be eyes_of,your open to/towards the,house the=this day and,night to/towards the,place which/who said to,put name_of,your there to,listen to/towards the,prayer which/who prays servant_of,your to/towards the,place (the),this )
This could mean: (1) Yahweh’s name represents himself. Alternate translation: [where you promised to be] or (2) Yahweh’s name represents his reputation. Alternate translation: [where you promised to make people know you]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
(Occurrence 0) the prayer your servant prays toward this place
(Some words not found in UHB: to=be eyes_of,your open to/towards the,house the=this day and,night to/towards the,place which/who said to,put name_of,your there to,listen to/towards the,prayer which/who prays servant_of,your to/towards the,place (the),this )
Solomon refers to himself as “your servant” to show that he respects Yahweh. This can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: [the prayer that I, your servant, pray toward this place]
OET-LV To_be eyes_of_your open to the_house the_this by_day and_night to the_place where you_have_said to_put name_of_your there to_listen to the_prayer which servant_of_your he_will_pray to the_place (the)_this.
OET (OET-RV) Watch over this building where you said you’d be present, and hear my prayers when your servant prays towards this place.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.
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