2 Chronicles 7:16
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
6258 [e]וְעַתָּ֗ה
wə-‘at-tāh,
For nowConj-w | Adv
977 [e]בָּחַ֤רְתִּי
bā-ḥar-tî
I have chosenV-Qal-Perf-1cs
6942 [e]וְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙
wə-hiq-daš-tî
and sanctifiedConj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
1004 [e]הַבַּ֣יִת
hab-ba-yiṯ
houseArt | N-ms
2088 [e]הַזֶּ֔ה
haz-zeh,
thisArt | Pro-ms
1961 [e]לִהְיוֹת־
lih-yō-wṯ-
that may bePrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
8034 [e]שְׁמִ֥י
šə-mî
My nameN-msc | 1cs
8033 [e]שָׁ֖ם
šām
thereAdv
5704 [e]עַד־
‘aḏ-
as far asPrep
5769 [e]עוֹלָ֑ם
‘ō-w-lām;
everN-ms
1961 [e]וְהָי֨וּ
wə-hā-yū
and will beConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp
5869 [e]עֵינַ֧י
‘ê-nay
My eyesN-cdc | 1cs
3820 [e]וְלִבִּ֛י
wə-lib-bî
and My heartConj-w | N-msc | 1cs
8033 [e]שָׁ֖ם
šām
thereAdv
3605 [e]כָּל־
kāl-
perpetuallyN-msc
3117 [e]הַיָּמִֽים׃
hay-yā-mîm.
perpetuallyArt | N-mp





















Hebrew Texts
דברי הימים ב 7:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְעַתָּ֗ה בָּחַ֤רְתִּי וְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ אֶת־הַבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֔ה לִהְיֹות־שְׁמִ֥י שָׁ֖ם עַד־עֹולָ֑ם וְהָי֨וּ עֵינַ֧י וְלִבִּ֛י שָׁ֖ם כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

דברי הימים ב 7:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ועתה בחרתי והקדשתי את־הבית הזה להיות־שמי שם עד־עולם והיו עיני ולבי שם כל־הימים׃

דברי הימים ב 7:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ועתה בחרתי והקדשתי את־הבית הזה להיות־שמי שם עד־עולם והיו עיני ולבי שם כל־הימים׃

דברי הימים ב 7:16 Hebrew Bible
ועתה בחרתי והקדשתי את הבית הזה להיות שמי שם עד עולם והיו עיני ולבי שם כל הימים׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

King James Bible
For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My name may be there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there at all times.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

have I chosen

Deuteronomy 12:21 If the place which the LORD your God has chosen to put his name there …

Deuteronomy 16:11 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, and your son, …

1 Kings 8:16,44,48 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, …

Psalm 132:14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

Zechariah 3:2 And the LORD said to Satan, The LORD rebuke you, O Satan; even the …

my name

2 Chronicles 6:5,6,20 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt …

2 Chronicles 33:4-7 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had …

1 Kings 8:35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned …

1 Kings 9:3 And the LORD said to him, I have heard your prayer and your supplication, …

2 Kings 21:4,7,8 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, …

eyes

2 Chronicles 7:15 Now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer that …

Matthew 3:17 And see a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom …

John 2:19-21 Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three …

Colossians 2:9 For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

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