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Melachim Alef 8:17-19
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Melachim Alef 8:17-19
Orthodox Jewish Bible
17 It was in the levav Dovid Avi to build Bayit for Shem Hashem Elohei Yisroel.
18 And Hashem said unto Dovid Avi, Whereas it was in thine lev to build a Beis unto Shemi, thou didst well that it was in thine lev.
19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the Bayit; but thy ben that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the Bayit unto Shemi.
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1 Kings 8:17-19
New International Version
1 Kings 8:17-19
New International Version
17 “My father David had it in his heart(A) to build a temple(B) for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. 19 Nevertheless, you(C) are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’(D)
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