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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.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andμεταστήσαςmetastēsaswhen he had removedμεθίστημι (methistēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he had removed”, a single actionG3179I cause to change its place, move out of its place; I translate, transfer, remove.when he had removedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἤγειρενēgeirenhe raised upἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he raised up”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.he raised upτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “David”, the object formG1138David, King of Israel.Davidαὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰςeisto beεἰςpreposition — “to be”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.to beβασιλέαbasileatheir kingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “their king”, the object formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.their kingᾧhōto whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.to whomκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidμαρτυρήσαςmarturēsasto testifyμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to testify”, a single actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “testify”.ΕὗρονheuronI have foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I have found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.I have foundΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “David”, the object formG1138David, King of Israel.Davidτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰεσσαίiessaison of JesseἸεσσαίnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “son of Jesse”, the of-formG2421(Hebrew), Jesse, son of Obed, and father of King David.the son of Jesseἄνδραandraa manἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.This verse uses “a man”.a manκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίανkardianheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the object formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ποιήσειpoiēseito doποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.πάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θελήματάthelēmatawillθέλημα (thelēma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “will”, the object formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.willμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having removed him, He did raise up to them David for king, to whom also having testified, he said, I found David, the [son] of Jesse, a man according to My heart, who shall do all My will.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having removed him, He did raise up to them David for king, to whom also having testified, he said, I found David, the [son] of Jesse, a man according to My heart, who shall do all My will.

World English Bible

When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

Darby Translation

And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills.

Quotes

1 Samuel 13:14 1 Samuel 13:14 · King James VersionBut now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.1 Samuel 13:14 · King James VersionOpen the Source
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.
Psalms 89:20 Psalms 89:20 · King James VersionI have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:Psalms 89:20 · King James VersionOpen the Source
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: