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1 Kings 8:38-40
New English Translation
1 Kings 8:38-40
New English Translation
38 When all your people Israel pray and ask for help,[a] as they acknowledge their pain[b] and spread out their hands toward this temple, 39 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin,[c] and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives.[d] (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)[e] 40 Then they will obey[f] you throughout their lifetimes as[g] they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.
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- 1 Kings 8:38 tn Heb “every prayer, every request for help which will be to all the people, to all your people Israel.”
- 1 Kings 8:38 tn Heb “which they know, each the pain of his heart.”
- 1 Kings 8:39 tn The words “their sin” are added for clarification.
- 1 Kings 8:39 tn Heb “and act and give to each one according to all his ways because you know his heart.” In the Hebrew text vv. 37-39a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided up for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Kings 8:39 tn Heb “Indeed you know, you alone, the heart of all the sons of mankind.”
- 1 Kings 8:40 tn Heb “fear.”
- 1 Kings 8:40 tn Heb “all the days [in] which.”
1 Kings 8:38-40
New International Version
1 Kings 8:38-40
New International Version
38 and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands(A) toward this temple— 39 then hear(B) from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive(C) and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know(D) their hearts (for you alone know every human heart), 40 so that they will fear(E) you all the time they live in the land(F) you gave our ancestors.
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