1 Kings 8:53 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.”

1 Kings 8:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 8:53 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 8:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.””

1 Kings 8:53 — World English Bible

1 Kings 8:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For thou didst separate them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord Jehovah. ”

1 Kings 8:53 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 8:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for Thou hast separated them to Thyself for an inheritance, out of all the peoples of the earth, as Thou didst speak by the hand of Moses Thy servant, in Thy bringing out our fathers from Egypt, O Lord Jehovah.'”

1 Kings 8:53 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For thou hast separated them from among all peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spokest through Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord Jehovah. ”

1 Kings 8:53 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 8:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For thou diddest separate them to thee from among all people of the earth for an inheritance, as thou saidest by the hand of Moses thy seruant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.”

1 Kings 8:53 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 8:53 in Context — 1 Kings 8

51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

52 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.

53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.

54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

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What Does 1 Kings 8:53 Mean?

1 Kings 8:53 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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