1 Kings 8:35

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 1 Kings 8:35 tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 35-36a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.
2. 1 Kings 8:35 tn Heb “they”; the referent (your people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3. 1 Kings 8:35 tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”
4. 1 Kings 8:35 tn The Hebrew text has “because you answer them,” as if the verb is from עָנָה (ʿanah, “to answer”). However, this reference to a divine answer is premature, since the next verse asks for God to intervene in mercy. It is better to revocalize the consonantal text as תְעַנֵּם (t^eʿannem, “you afflict them”), a Piel verb form from the homonym עָנָה (ʿanah, “to afflict”).