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Hebrew wordlink #202519

OSHB 2 Chr 6:5 בָחַרְתִּי (ⱱāḩartī) Strongs=977 Lemma=‘בָּחַר’
contextual word gloss=‘I_chose’ word gloss=‘chosen’
Morphology=Vqp1cs PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=first Gender=common Number=singular
Year=-1004

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Other uses (4) of identical word form בָחַרְתִּי (Morphology=Vqp1cs PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בָחַרְתִּי’ (Morphology=Vqp1cs PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) has 2 different glosses: ‘I_chose’, ‘I_have_chosen’.

1 KI 8:16 contextual word gloss=‘I_chose’ word gloss=‘chosen’ OSHB 1 KI 8:16 word 11

OET-LV: 16 Since the_day when I _brought _out DOM people _of_my DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_Miʦrayim not I _chose (in)_a_city from_all the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_build a _house to_be name _of_my there and_I _have _chosen (in)_Dāvid to_be over people _of_my Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (KI1_8:16)

OET-RV: 16 ‘From the day when I brought my people Yisrael out of Egypt, I didn’t choose a city from among all the tribes of Yisrael to build a house in so that my name would be established there. Instead I chose David to lead my people Yisrael.’ ” (KI1 8:16)

1 CHR 28:6 contextual word gloss=‘I_have_chosen’ word gloss=‘chosen’ OSHB 1 CHR 28:6 word 10

OET-LV: 6 And_he/it _said to_me Shəlomoh son _of_your he he _will _build house _of_my and_my _of_courts if/because I _have _chosen in_him/it to_me to_a _son and_I I _will _become for_him/it (into)_a_father. (CH1_28:6)

OET-RV: 6 “Then he told me, ‘Your son Shelomoh is the one who will build my temple and the courtyards around it, because I’ve chosen him to be like my son and I’ll be like a father to him. (CH1 28:6)

2 CHR 6:5 contextual word gloss=‘I_chose’ word gloss=‘chosen’ OSHB 2 CHR 6:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 Since the_day when I _brought _out DOM people _of_my from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) not I _chose (in)_a_city from_all the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_build a _house to_be name _of_my there and_not I _chose (in)_a_person to_be ruler over people _of_my Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (CH2_6:5)

OET-RV: 5 ‘From the time that I brought my people out of Egypt, I hadn’t choosen a city from all the tribes of Yisrael as a place to build a house so my name could be there. Nor had I chosen a man to be leader over my people Israel, (CH2 6:5)

HAG 2:23 contextual word gloss=‘I_have_chosen’ word gloss=‘chosen’ OSHB HAG 2:23 word 17

OET-LV: 23 In _the_day (the)_that the _utterance _of YHWH hosts I_will _take _you Oh _Zərubāⱱel the _son _of Shəʼaltiy^ʼēl servant _of_my the _utterance _of YHWH and_I_will _make _you like_signet-ring if/because in_you(ms) I _have _chosen the _utterance _of YHWH hosts. (HAG_2:23)

OET-RV: 23 Army commander Yahweh declares that on that day he will take Shealtiyel’s son Zerubavel and cause him to place Yahweh’s mark on the nation like a signet ring, because he’s been chosen.” (HAG 2:23)