1 Kings 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:4 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 →
וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
יָפָ֣ה
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וַתְּהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
סֹכֶ֨נֶת֙
çâkan
H5532
to be useful
וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּ
shârath
H8334
to minister
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְדָעָֽהּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't know her intimately.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the young woman was beautiful to abundance. And she became one caring for the king, and she served him, but the king did not know her.
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