1 Kings 1:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְעַתָּ֕ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
לְכִ֛י
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אִיעָצֵ֥ךְ
yâʻats
H3289
to counsel
נָ֖א
nâʼ
H4994
please
עֵצָ֑ה
ʻêtsâh
H6098
counsel
וּמַלְּטִי֙
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נֶ֥פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
בְּנֵ֖ךְ
bên
H1121
son
שְׁלֹמֹֽה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now, come, please let me counsel you counsel, and escape with your life and with the life of your son Solomon.
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