2 Chronicles 6:5 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
American Standard Version (ASV)
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
From the day when I took my people out of the land of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; and I took no man to be a ruler over my people Israel;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Since the day that I brought forth my people from the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
World English Bible (WEB)
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`From the day that I brought out My people from the land of Egypt, I have not fixed on a city out of any of the tribes of Israel to build a house for my name being there, and I have not fixed on a man to be leader over My people Israel;
| Since | מִן | min | meen |
| the day | הַיּ֗וֹם | hayyôm | HA-yome |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| forth brought I | הוֹצֵ֣אתִי | hôṣēʾtî | hoh-TSAY-tee |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| my people | עַמִּי֮ | ʿammiy | ah-MEE |
| land the of out | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mēʾereṣ | may-EH-rets |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַיִם֒ | miṣrayim | meets-ra-YEEM |
| I chose | לֹֽא | lōʾ | loh |
| no | בָחַ֣רְתִּֽי | bāḥartî | va-HAHR-tee |
| city | בְעִ֗יר | bĕʿîr | veh-EER |
| among all | מִכֹּל֙ | mikkōl | mee-KOLE |
| the tribes | שִׁבְטֵ֣י | šibṭê | sheev-TAY |
| Israel of | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| to build | לִבְנ֣וֹת | libnôt | leev-NOTE |
| an house | בַּ֔יִת | bayit | BA-yeet |
| name my that in, | לִֽהְי֥וֹת | lihĕyôt | lee-heh-YOTE |
| might be | שְׁמִ֖י | šĕmî | sheh-MEE |
| there; | שָׁ֑ם | šām | shahm |
| neither | וְלֹֽא | wĕlōʾ | veh-LOH |
| chose | בָחַ֣רְתִּֽי | bāḥartî | va-HAHR-tee |
| I any man | בְאִ֔ישׁ | bĕʾîš | veh-EESH |
| to be | לִֽהְי֥וֹת | lihĕyôt | lee-heh-YOTE |
| ruler a | נָגִ֖יד | nāgîd | na-ɡEED |
| over | עַל | ʿal | al |
| my people | עַמִּ֥י | ʿammî | ah-MEE |
| Israel: | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |