1 Kings 1:37 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:37 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 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אֲדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כֵּ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
יהי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יִֽהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
וִֽיגַדֵּל֙
gâdal
H1431
to grow
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כִּסְא֔וֹ
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
מִ֨כִּסֵּ֔א
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
אֲדֹנִ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִֽד
Dâvid
H1732
David
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World English Bible Public Domain
As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
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King James Version Public Domain
As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Just as Yahweh has been with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon. And may he make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).