Acts

Acts 7:46–47

⁴⁶who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.^o ⁴⁷But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.

Footnotes

o 7:46 SBL, WH, BYZ, and TR; see also LXX for Psalm 132:5|PSA 132:5; ECM and NE a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
found	εὗρεν	heuren	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2147 I find
favor	χάριν	charin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
in the sight	ἐνώπιον	enōpion	Preposition	G1799 before the face of, in the presence of
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
asked	ᾐτήσατο	ētēsato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
to provide	εὑρεῖν	heurein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2147 I find
a dwelling place	σκήνωμα	skēnōma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4638 a dwelling
for the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
of Jacob	Ἰακώβ	Iakōb	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2384 Jacob

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Solomon	Σολομῶν	Solomōn	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4672 Solomon
built	οἰκοδόμησεν	oikodomēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3618 I build, build up, edify
house	οἶκον	oikon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3624 a house, household
for Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 7:46 Psalm 132:1–5 · Acts 13:22 · 2 Samuel 7:1–5 · 1 Samuel 16:11–13 · 2 Samuel 6:21 · 2 Samuel 7:18–19 · 1 Chronicles 17:1–4 · 2 Samuel 7:8–16 · 1 Samuel 16:1 · 1 Chronicles 22:7–8

Acts 7:47 1 Kings 8:20 · 1 Kings 6:37–38 · 2 Samuel 7:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.