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1 Kings 8:31

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29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.

30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.

If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:

32 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:

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BSB
When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
KJV
If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
WEB
“If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before your altar in this house,
ASV
If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before thine altar in this house;
DARBY
If a man have sinned against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to adjure him, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
BLB
When a man sins against his neighbor, and is forced in it to take an oath, and comes [and] takes an oath before the face of Your altar in this house,
ÅB
Når noen synder mot sin neste, og de krever en ed av ham og lar ham sverge, og han så kommer inn og sverger foran ditt alter i dette hus,
OTB
Hvis noen synder mot sin nabo og blir pålagt å avlegge ed, og han kommer og sverger foran Ditt alter i dette huset,
B1930
Når nogen synder mot sin næste, og de krever en ed av ham og lar ham sverge, og han så kommer inn og sverger foran ditt alter i dette hus,

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Cross references

  • Exodus 22:8–11

    If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:22–23

    If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;

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  • Proverbs 30:9

    Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

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  • Numbers 5:16–22

    And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:

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  • Leviticus 5:1

    And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

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