1 Kings 1:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:15 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 →
וַתָּבֹ֨א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בַת
Bath-Shebaʻ
H1339
Bath-sheba
שֶׁ֤בֶע
Bath-Shebaʻ
H1339
Bath-sheba
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
הַחַ֔דְרָה
cheder
H2315
chamber
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
זָקֵ֣ן
zâqên
H2204
to be old
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙
ʼĂbîyshag
H49
Abishag
הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית
Shûwnammîyth
H7767
Shunammite
מְשָׁרַ֖ת
shârath
H8334
to minister
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Bathsheba came to the king, into the room. (Now the king had aged greatly, and Abishag the Shunammitess was serving the king.)
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).