13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 8:13:1 ⧉בָּנֹ֥הbanobuilding, I have built 1 Kings 8:13:2 ⧉בָנִ֛יתִיvanitiI have built 1 Kings 8:13:3 ⧉בֵּ֥יתbeta house of 1 Kings 8:13:4 ⧉זְבֻ֖לzevulloftiness or exaltation 1 Kings 8:13:5 ⧉לָ֑ךְlakhfor you 1 Kings 8:13:6 ⧉מָכ֥וֹןmakhona fixed place 1 Kings 8:13:7 ⧉לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖leshivtekhafor your dwelling 1 Kings 8:13:8 ⧉עוֹלָמִֽים׃olamimforever, for ages |
13. Formal Translation I have indeed built a house of exalted dwelling for You {Yahweh, Indwelling Presence}, an established place for You to reside forever. |
13. Dynamic Translation I have truly built for You {Yahweh, Divine Inhabitant} a splendid house, a permanent home where You may live forever. |