1 Kings 1:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:23 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 →
וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֖ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָתָ֣ן
Nâthân
H5416
Nathan
הַנָּבִ֑יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
וַיָּבֹא֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַפָּ֖יו
ʼaph
H639
nose
אָֽרְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
They told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. When he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they declared to the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet.” And he came to the face of the king, and he prostrated himself to the king with his nose to the ground.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).