KJV King James Version
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:
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1 Kings 8:31
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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,
WEB World English Bible
“If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swear before your altar in this house;
ASV American Standard Version
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;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
that which a man sinneth against his neighbour, and he hath lifted up upon him an oath to cause him to swear, and the oath hath come in before Thine altar in this house,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 8
28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
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.
31 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:
34 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֵת֩H853 · et[Obj.]אֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichיֶחֱטָ֥אH2398 · cha.tato sinאִישׁ֙H376 · ishmanלְרֵעֵ֔הוּH7453 · re.aneighborוְנָֽשָׁא־H5378 · na.sahto exactב֥וֹH9033 · ohimאָלָ֖הH423 · a.lahoathלְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹH422 · a.lahto swearוּבָ֗אH935 · boto come (in): comeאָלָ֛הH422 · a.lahto swearלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeמִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖H4196 · miz.be.achaltarבַּבַּ֥יִתH1004 · betplaceהַזֶּֽה׃H2088 · zehthis
Cross-references
Exodus 22:8-11If 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.2 Chronicles 6:22-23If 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;Numbers 5:16-22And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:Leviticus 5:1And 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.Proverbs 30:9Lest 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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