2CH 6:8 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Δαυὶδ πατέρα μου, διότι ἐγένετο ἐπὶ καρδίαν σου τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι οἶκον τῷ ὀνόματί μου, καλῶς ἐποίησας, ὅτι ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν σου.
(Kai eipe Kurios pros Dawid patera mou, dioti egeneto epi kardian sou tou oikodomaʸsai oikon tōi onomati mou, kalōs epoiaʸsas, hoti egeneto epi taʸn kardian sou. )

BrTr But the Lord said to my father David, Whereas it came into thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it came into thy heart.

ULT And Yahweh said to David my father, ‘On account of what is with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.

UST But Yahweh said to him, ‘It is good that you wanted to build a house for me.

BSB But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

OEB No OEB 2CH book available

WEBBE But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

LSV and YHWH says to my father David, Because that it has been with your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well that it has been with your heart,

FBV But the Lord told my father David, ‘You really wanted to build me a Temple to honor me—and it was good for you to want to do this.

T4T But Yahweh said to him, ‘You have wanted to build a temple for me, and what you wanted to do was good.

LEB But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart,

BBE But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

Moff No Moff 2CH book available

JPS But the LORD 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 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:

DRA The Lord said to him: Forasmuch as it was thy will to build a house to my name, thou hast done well indeed in having such a will:

YLT and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart,

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

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

Wbstr But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thy heart;

KJB-1769 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:
(But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine/your heart to build an house for my name, thou/you didst well in that it was in thine/your heart: )

KJB-1611 But the LORD said to Dauid my father: Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to builde an house for my Name, thou diddest well in that it was in thine heart.
(But the LORD said to David my father: Forasmuch as it was in thine/your heart to build an house for my Name, thou/you didst well in that it was in thine/your heart.)

Bshps The Lorde sayde to Dauid my father: Forasmuch as it was in thyne heart to buylde an house for my name, thou diddest well that thou thoughtest in thyne heart.
(The Lord said to David my father: Forasmuch as it was in thine/your heart to build an house for my name, thou/you didst well that thou/you thoughtest in thine/your heart.)

Gnva But the Lord sayde to Dauid my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to buylde an house vnto my Name, thou diddest well, that thou wast so minded.
(But the Lord said to David my father, Whereas it was in thine/your heart to build an house unto my Name, thou/you didst well, that thou/you wast so minded. )

Cvdl the LORDE sayde vnto Dauid my father: Where as thou wast mynded to buylde an house vnto my name, thou hast done well:
(the LORD said unto David my father: Where as thou/you wast mindd to build an house unto my name, thou/you hast done well:)

Wyc the Lord seide to hym, For this was thi wille, `that thou woldist bilde an hows to my name, sotheli thou didist wel,
(the Lord said to him, For this was thy/your wille, `that thou/you would build an house to my name, truly thou/you didist well,)

Luth sprach der HErr zu meinem Vater David: Du hast wohl getan, daß du im Sinn hast, meinem Namen ein Haus zu bauen.
(sprach the/of_the LORD to my father David: You have probably did, that you in_the Sinn hast, my name(s) a house to bauen.)

ClVg dixit Dominus ad eum: Quia hæc fuit voluntas tua, ut ædificares domum nomini meo, bene quidem fecisti hujuscemodi habere voluntatem:
(dixit Master to eum: Because these_things fuit voluntas tua, as to_builds home to_the_name meo, bene indeed fecisti of_this_kind habere voluntatem: )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) it was in your heart … for it to be in your heart

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Dāvid father,my because which/who it_became with heart,your to,build house for,name,my did_well that/for/because/then/when it_became with heart,your )

Here David’s heart is spoken of as if it were a container, and what he desired is spoken of as if it were an item in the container. Alternate translation: “you desired … to desire to do that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) for my name

This could mean: (1) Yahweh’s name represents himself. Alternate translation: “for me” or (2) Yahweh’s name represents his reputation. Alternate translation: “for my reputation”

(Occurrence 0) In that it was in your heart

Alternate translation: “Because it was in your heart” or “Because you wanted”

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