2 Chronicles 6:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well to have this desire in your heart.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔י יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיָה֙ עִם־לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ לִבְנ֥וֹת בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י הֱ‍ֽטִיב֔וֹתָ כִּ֥י הָיָ֖ה עִם־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

And yōʾmer YHWH to dāwîd ʾābî: yaʿan that hāyāh with ləbābəkā to libnôt bayit for my šəmî, you hĕṭîbôtā because hāyāh with ləbābekā.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *YHWH*: proper divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾel-dāwîd*: preposition + proper noun - to David
• *ʾābî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my father
• *yaʿan*: conjunction - because
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - that
• *hāyāh*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it was
• *ʿim-ləbābəkā*: preposition + noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - with your heart
• *libnôt*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to build
• *bayit*: noun, masculine singular - house
• *lišmî*: preposition + noun + 1st singular suffix - for my name
• *hĕṭîbôtā*: hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did well
• *kî*: conjunction - because/for
• *ʿim-ləbābekā*: preposition + noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - with your heart

Word Meanings

• *yōʾmer*: said/spoke/declared
• *yaʿan*: because/since
• *hāyāh*: it was/it became/it existed
• *ləbābəkā*: your heart/your mind/your desire
• *libnôt*: to build/to construct
• *bayit*: house/temple/dwelling
• *šəmî*: my name/my reputation/my character
• *hĕṭîbôtā*: you did well/you have done good

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But the LORD said to David my father, Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was in your heart:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  the LORDE sayde vnto Dauid my father: Where as thou wast mynded to buylde an house vnto my name, thou hast done well:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the Lorde 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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  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.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Yahweh 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:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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:

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Yahweh 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:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 8:18-21 : 18 But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well to have this desire in your heart.' 19 Nevertheless, you will not build the house yourself; rather, your son, your own descendant, will build the house for My name. 20 The LORD has fulfilled His word that He spoke: I have arisen in place of my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have also built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 21 And there I have placed a place for the Ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our ancestors when He brought them out of Egypt.
• Mark 14:8 : 8 She did what she could; she anointed my body beforehand for burial.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.