11 translations · Hebrew
1 Chronicles 28:9
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
1 Chronicles 28:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- KJV King James Version
- And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for YHWH is seeking all hearts, and He is understanding every imagination of the thoughts; if you seek Him, He is found by you, and if you forsake Him, He casts you off forever.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Solomon my son, get to know the God of your father. Serve him with complete dedication and with a willing mind, for the Lord examines every motivation and understands the intention of every thought. If you look for him, you will find him; but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'And thou, Solomon, my son, know the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind, for all hearts is Jehovah seeking, and every imagination of the thoughts He is understanding; if thou dost seek Him, He is found of thee, and if thou dost forsake Him, He casteth thee off for ever.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And thou, Solomon my son, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts, and discerns all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cut thee off for ever.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou shalt seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou shalt forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And thou my son Solomon, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the thoughts of minds. If thou seek him, thou shalt find him: but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | As for you | H859 אַתָּ֫ה you(m.s.) |
| שְׁלֹמֹֽה־ | šə·lō·mōh- | Solomon | H8010 שְׁלֹמֹה Solomon |
| בְנִ֡י | ḇə·nî | my son | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| דַּע֩ | da‘ | know | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| אֱלֹהֵ֨י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | the God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| אָבִ֜יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | of your father | H1 אָב father |
| וְעָבְדֵ֗הוּ | wə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏê·hū | and serve Him | H5647 עָבַד to serve |
| בְּלֵ֤ב | bə·lêḇ | wholeheartedly | H3820 לֵב heart |
| שָׁלֵם֙ | šā·lêm | — | H8003 שָׁלֵם complete |
| וּבְנֶ֣פֶשׁ | ū·ḇə·ne·p̄eš | mind | H5315 נֶ֫פֶשׁ soul |
| חֲפֵצָ֔ה | ḥă·p̄ê·ṣāh | and with a willing | H2655 חָפֵץ delighting |
| כִּ֤י | kî | for | H3588 כִּי for |
| כָל־ | ḵāl | every | H3605 כֹּל all |
| לְבָבוֹת֙ | lə·ḇā·ḇō·wṯ | heart | H3824 לֵבָב heart |
| דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ | dō·w·rêš | searches | H1875 דָּרַשׁ to seek |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | of every | H3605 כֹּל all |
| יֵ֥צֶר | yê·ṣer | the intent | H3336 יֵ֫צֶר intention |
| מַחֲשָׁב֖וֹת | ma·ḥă·šā·ḇō·wṯ | thought | H4284 מַחֲשָׁבָה plot |
| מֵבִ֑ין | mê·ḇîn | and understands | H995 בִּין to understand |
| אִֽם־ | ’im- | If | H518 אִם if |
| תִּדְרְשֶׁ֙נּוּ֙ | tiḏ·rə·šen·nū | you seek Him | H1875 דָּרַשׁ to seek |
| יִמָּ֣צֵא | yim·mā·ṣê | He will be found | H4672 מָצָא to find |
| לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | by you | H9005 ל to/for |
| וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | but if | H518 אִם if |
| תַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּ | ta·‘az·ḇen·nū | you forsake Him | H5800 עָזַב to leave: forsake |
| יַזְנִיחֲךָ֥ | yaz·nî·ḥă·ḵā | He will reject you | H2186 זָנַח to reject |
| לָעַֽד׃ | lā·‘aḏ | forever | H5703 עַד perpetuity |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 29:13
You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
- James 4:8–11
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you. …
- Matthew 7:7–8
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
- Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
- Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh. They will be my people, and I will be their God; for they will return to me with their whole heart.
- 1 Kings 8:61
“Let your heart therefore be perfect with Yahweh our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as it is today.”
- Proverbs 2:1–6
My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you; So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; …
- 2 Chronicles 15:2
and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
- Psalm 9:10
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
- 1 Samuel 16:7
But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as it is today.’
8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, Yahweh’s assembly, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Yahweh your God; that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.
9 You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
10 Take heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”
11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the plans for the porch of the temple, for its houses, for its treasuries, for its upper rooms, for its inner rooms, for the place of the mercy seat;
Read all of 1 Chronicles 28 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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