Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

yea, because, who am I, and who are my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee is the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee;

New American Standard Bible

“But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.

King James Version

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

Holman Bible

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your own hand.

International Standard Version

But who am I, and who are my people, that we make such voluntary offerings as these? For all things come from you, and from your own hand we are giving to you.

A Conservative Version

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

American Standard Version

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

Amplified

“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.

Bible in Basic English

But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.

Darby Translation

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer willingly after this manner? for all is of thee, and of that which is from thy hand have we given thee.

Julia Smith Translation

And because who am I? and who my people, that we shall retain power to show ourselves willing according to this? for from thee all things, and from thy hand they gave to thee.

King James 2000

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? for all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And indeed, who [am] I, and who [are] my people that we retain power to offer according to these [offerings] willingly? For everything [is] from you, and from your hand we have given to you.

Modern King James verseion

But who am I, and who my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things are from You, and we have given to You that which is Yours.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But all is of thee, and of that we received of thine hand we have given thee.

NET Bible

"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.

New Heart English Bible

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.

The Emphasized Bible

And yet, who am, I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly like this? for, from thee, is the whole, and, out of thine own hand, have we given unto thee;

Webster

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come from thee, and of thy own have we given thee.

World English Bible

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But who am I, and what is my people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

that we should be
עצר 
`atsar 
Usage: 46

כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

have we given
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

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Context Readings

David Prays In The Assembly

13 'And now, our God, we are giving thanks to Thee, and giving praise to Thy beauteous name; 14 yea, because, who am I, and who are my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee is the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee; 15 for sojourners we are before Thee, and settlers, like all our fathers; as a shadow are our days on the land, and there is none abiding.



Cross References

Genesis 28:22

then this stone which I have made a standing pillar is a house of God, and all that Thou dost give to me -- tithing I tithe to Thee.'

Genesis 32:10

I have been unworthy of all the kind acts, and of all the truth which Thou hast done with thy servant -- for, with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.

2 Samuel 7:18

And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, 'Who am I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?

1 Chronicles 29:9

And the people rejoice because of their offering willingly, for with a perfect heart they have offered willingly to Jehovah; and also David the king hath rejoiced -- great joy.

Psalm 50:10-12

For Mine is every beast of the forest, The cattle on the hills of oxen.

Psalm 115:1

Not to us, O Jehovah, not to us, But to Thy name give honour, For Thy kindness, for Thy truth.

Daniel 4:30

the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?

Romans 11:36

because of Him, and through Him, and to Him are the all things; to Him is the glory -- to the ages. Amen.

1 Corinthians 15:9-10

for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

1 Corinthians 16:2

on every first day of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

2 Corinthians 3:5

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God,

2 Corinthians 12:9-11

and He said to me, 'Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

Philippians 2:13

for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

James 1:17

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

Revelation 4:10

fall down do the twenty and four elders before Him who is sitting upon the throne, and bow before Him who is living to the ages of the ages, and they cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

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