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Acts 7:46

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “[David] found favor in God’s sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— who found favour in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— who found favour before God, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Who found favour before God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Who found grace before God and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Who found fauour before God, and desired that hee might finde a tabernacle for the God of Iacob.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Who found fauour before God, and desired to find a Tabernacle for the God of Iacob.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Who found favor before God and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob;
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— who found favour before Aloha, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jakub.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— He found favor before God; and he requested, that he might find a residence for the God of Jacob.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Who 3739
{3739} Prime
ὅς
hos
{hos}
Probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that.
found 2147
{2147} Prime
εὑρίσκω
heurisko
{hyoo-ris'-ko}
A prolonged form of a primary word εὕρω [[heuro]], {hyoo'-ro}; which (together with another cognate form, εὑρέω [[heureo]], {hyoo-reh'-o}) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively).
z5627
<5627> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
favour 5485
{5485} Prime
χάρις
charis
{khar'-ece}
From G5463; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude).
before 1799
{1799} Prime
ἐνώπιον
enopion
{en-o'-pee-on}
Neuter of a compound of G1722 and a derivation of G3700; in the face of (literally or figuratively).
God, y2316
[2316] Standard
θεός
theos
{theh'-os}
Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very.
x2315
(2315) Complement
θεόπνευστος
theopneustos
{theh-op'-nyoo-stos}
From G2316 and a presumed derivative of G4154; divinely breathed in.
and 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
desired 154
{0154} Prime
αἰτέω
aiteo
{ahee-teh'-o}
Of uncertain derivation; to ask (in generally).
z5668
<5668> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Middle (See G5785)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 88
to find 2147
{2147} Prime
εὑρίσκω
heurisko
{hyoo-ris'-ko}
A prolonged form of a primary word εὕρω [[heuro]], {hyoo'-ro}; which (together with another cognate form, εὑρέω [[heureo]], {hyoo-reh'-o}) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively).
z5629
<5629> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Infinitive (See G5795)
Count - 454
a tabernacle 4638
{4638} Prime
σκήνωμα
skenoma
{skay'-no-mah}
From G4637; an encampment, that is, (figuratively) the Temple (as God's residence), the body (as a tenement for the soul).
for the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
God 2316
{2316} Prime
θεός
theos
{theh'-os}
Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very.
of Jacob. 2384
{2384} Prime
Ἰακώβ
Iakob
{ee-ak-obe'}
Of Hebrew origin [H3290]; Jacob (that is, Ja'akob), the pogenitor of the Israelites; also an Israelite.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Acts 7:42-50.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Acts 7:42-50.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 7:46

Who petitioned to find a habitation for the God of Jacob — But he did not obtain his petition: for God remained without any temple till Solomon built him a house. Observe how wisely the word is chosen with respect to what follows.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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found:

Acts 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
1 Samuel 15:28 And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, [that is] better than thou.
1 Samuel 16:1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Samuel 16:11-13 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. ... Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
2 Samuel 6:21 And David said unto Michal, [It was] before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
2 Samuel 7:1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
2 Samuel 7:8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
2 Samuel 7:18-19 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who [am] I, O Lord GOD? and what [is] my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? ... And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And [is] this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
1 Chronicles 28:4-5 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah [to be] the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make [me] king over all Israel: ... And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
Psalms 78:68-72 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. ... So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Psalms 89:19-37 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people. ... It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
Psalms 132:11 The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

and desired:

2 Samuel 7:1-5 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies; ... Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
1 Kings 8:17-19 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. ... Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
1 Chronicles 17:1-4 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD [remaineth] under curtains. ... Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
1 Chronicles 22:7-8 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: ... But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
1 Chronicles 28:2-3 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: [As for me], I [had] in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: ... But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou [hast been] a man of war, and hast shed blood.
1 Chronicles 29:2-3 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for [things to be made] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver, and the brass for [things] of brass, the iron for [things] of iron, and wood for [things] of wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. ... Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, [which] I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
Psalms 132:1-5 [[A Song of degrees.]] LORD, remember David, [and] all his afflictions: ... Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty [God] of Jacob.
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1S 15:28; 16:1, 11. 2S 6:21; 7:1, 8, 18. 1K 8:17. 1Ch 17:1; 22:7; 28:2, 4; 29:2. Ps 78:68; 89:19; 132:1, 11. Ac 13:22.

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