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And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. (KJV)
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וַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'and he appeared
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 1
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 3
שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohSolomon
Lemma: שְׁלֹמֹה (she.lo.moh) · Strong's: H8010
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Solomon
Used 293 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:14, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:10, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:12, 1 Kings 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8010; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 4
בַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahin the night
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 5
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 6
שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiI have heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 8
תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaprayer your
Lemma: תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) · Strong's: H8605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: prayer
Used 77 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 8:28, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8605; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 9
וּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.tiand I have chosen
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to choose
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 10
בַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.Kom<in> the place
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 11
הַזֶּ֛הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 12
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitfor a house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 13
זָֽבַח\׃Za.vachsacrifice
Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2077
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sacrifice
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 18:12, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2077; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 7:12 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| appeared | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| [him] | → | שְׁלֹמֹה H8010 Solomon |
| at night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to him | → | |
| I have heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| your prayer | → | תְּפִלָּה H8605 prayer |
| and have chosen | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| for Myself | → | |
| as a house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| of sacrifice | → | זֶ֫בַח H2077 sacrifice |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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