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1 Chronicles 17:25-27
New English Translation
1 Chronicles 17:25-27
New English Translation
25 for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty[a] for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.[b] 26 Now, O Lord, you are the true God;[c] you have made this good promise to your servant.[d] 27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty[e] so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O Lord, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future.”[f]
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- 1 Chronicles 17:25 tn Heb “house.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:25 tn Heb “That is why your servant found to pray before you.” Perhaps the phrase אֶת לִבּוֹ (ʾet libbo, “his heart”) should be supplied as the object of the verb “found.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:26 tn Heb “the God.” The article indicates uniqueness here.
- 1 Chronicles 17:26 tn Heb “and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:27 tn Heb “house.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:27 tn Heb “for you, O Lord, have blessed and [it is] blessed permanently.”
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