1 Kings 1:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:17 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 →
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֗וֹ
אֲדֹנִי֙
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
אַתָּ֨ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
בַּֽיהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
בְנֵ֖ךְ
bên
H1121
son
יִמְלֹ֣ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
אַחֲרָ֑י
ʼachar
H310
after
וְה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יֵשֵׁ֥ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּסְאִֽי
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
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World English Bible Public Domain
She said to him, My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she said to him, “My lord, you, you swore to your female servant by Yahweh your God, ‘Surely Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).