1 Chronicles 17:17
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And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.
In other translations
And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.
Hebrew words
וַתִּקְטַןvatiktanand it was smallH6994זֹאתzotthisH2063בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869אֱלֹהִים'elohimO GodH430וַתְּדַבֵּרvatedaberand you have spokenH1696עַל־'al-onH5921בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650לְמֵרָחוֹקlemerachok<to> from distant [time]H7350וּרְאִיתַנִיure'itaniand you have seen meH7200כְּתוֹרketoraccording to [the] order ofH8448הָאָדָםha'adam<the> humankindH120הַמַּעֲלָהhama'alahthe going upH4609יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068אֱלֹהִים׃'elohimGodH430
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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