1 Kings 1:38 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:38 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 →
וַיֵּ֣רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
צָד֣וֹק
Tsâdôwq
H6659
Zadok
הַ֠כֹּהֵן
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְנָתָ֨ן
Nâthân
H5416
Nathan
הַנָּבִ֜יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
וּבְנָיָ֣הוּ
Bᵉnâyâh
H1141
Benaiah
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
יְהוֹיָדָ֗ע
Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ
H3077
Jehoiada
וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙
Kᵉrêthîy
H3774
Cherethites
וְהַפְּלֵתִ֔י
Pᵉlêthîy
H6432
Pelethites
וַיַּרְכִּ֨בוּ֙
râkab
H7392
to ride
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּרְדַּ֖ת
pirdâh
H6506
she-mule
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֹּלִ֥כוּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
גִּחֽוֹן
Gîychôwn
H1521
Gihon
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride on king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethite and the Pelethite went down, and they made Solomon ride on the female mule of King David. And they brought him to Gihon.
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