2 Chronicles 6:20

Hebrew	לִהְיוֹת֩plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 עֵינֶ֨יךָ פְתֻח֜וֹת אֶל הַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה אֶל הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔רְתָּ לָשׂ֥וּם שִׁמְךָ֖ שָׁ֑ם לִשְׁמ֨וֹעַ֙ אֶל הַתְּפִלָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶל הַמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה
ESV	that your eyes may be open day and night toward this house, the place where you have promised to set your name, that you may listen to the prayer that your servant offers toward this place.
NIV	May your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, this place of which you said you would put your Name there. May you hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.
NLT	May you watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have said you would put your name. May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place.
LXX	τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article εἶναιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ὀφθαλμούς σου ἀνεῳγμένους ἐπὶ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article οἶκον τοῦτονplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19 ἡμέρας καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” νυκτός εἰς τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article τόπον τοῦτονplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19 ὃν εἶπας ἐπικληθῆναι τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὄνομά σου ἐκεῖ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀκοῦσαι τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article προσευχῆς ἧς ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article παῖς σου προσεύχεται εἰς τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article τόπον τοῦτονplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
KJV	That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.

^{2 Chronicles 6:19 ← 2 Chronicles 6:20 → 2 Chronicles 6:21}

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