1 Kings 1:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:2 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 →
וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֣וֹ
עֲבָדָ֗יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
לַאדֹנִ֤י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
נַעֲרָ֣ה
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
בְתוּלָ֔ה
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
וְעָֽמְדָה֙
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וּתְהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ל֖וֹ
סֹכֶ֑נֶת
çâkan
H5532
to be useful
וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ
chêyq
H2436
bosom
וְחַ֖ם
châmam
H2552
to be warm
לַאדֹנִ֥י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore his servants said to him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And his servants said to him, “Let them seek for my lord the king a young woman, a virgin, and let her stand to the face of the king, and let her be caring for him, and let her lie in your bosom, that it may be warm for my lord the king.”
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