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1 Kings 8:31–32

31 “When anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take san oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple, 32 then hear in heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, tcondemning the wicked, bringing his way on his head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.

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1 Kings 8:31–32 — The New International Version (NIV)

31 “When anyone wrongs their neighbor and is required to take an oath and they come and swear the oath before your altar in this temple, 32 then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — English Standard Version (ESV)

31 “If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath and comes and swears his oath before your altar in this house, 32 then hear in heaven and act and judge your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing his conduct on his own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — New Living Translation (NLT)

31 “If someone wrongs another person and is required to take an oath of innocence in front of your altar in this Temple, 32 then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Punish the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — New Century Version (NCV)

31 “If someone wrongs another person, he will be brought to the altar in this Temple. If he swears an oath that he is not guilty, 32 then hear in heaven. Judge the case, punish the guilty, but declare that the innocent person is not guilty.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — American Standard Version (ASV)

31 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; 32 then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

31 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; 32 then hear thou in the heavens, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, giving him according to his righteousness.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

31 “If anyone sins against another person 

and is required to take an oath 

and comes to take the oath in front of your altar in this temple, 

32 then hear ⸤that person⸥ in heaven, take action, and make a decision. 

Condemn the guilty person with the proper punishment, 

but declare the innocent person innocent. 

1 Kings 8:31–32 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

31 When a man sins against his neighbor

and is forced to take an oath,

and he comes to take an oath

before Your altar in this temple,

32 may You hear in heaven and act.

May You judge Your servants,

condemning the wicked man by bringing

what he has done on his own head

and providing justice for the righteous

by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

31 “If someone sins against a neighbor and is given an oath to swear, and comes and swears before your altar in this house, 32 then hear in heaven, and act, and judge your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing their conduct on their own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding them according to their righteousness.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

31 If a man sins against his neighbor and he pronounces an oath against him to curse him, and the curse comes before your altar in this house, 32 then you shall hear in heaven and you shall act and you shall judge your servant, to declare the wicked guilty by bringing his way upon his head and to declare the righteous innocent by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

31 “Suppose a man does something wrong to his neighbor. And he is required to take an oath and make a promise. He must come and do it in front of your altar in this temple. 32 When he does, listen to him from heaven. Take action. Judge between those people. Punish the one who is guilty. Do to him what he has done to his neighbor. Tell everyone that the one who hasn’t done anything wrong is free from blame. That will prove he isn’t guilty.

1 Kings 8:31–32 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

31 If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath, and he comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this house,

32 then hear in heaven and act and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked by bringing his way on his own head and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.


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