1 Kings 1:41 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:41 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 →
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ
ʼĂdônîyâh
H138
Adonijah
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַקְּרֻאִים֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אִתּ֔וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
וְהֵ֖ם
hêm
H1992
they
כִּלּ֣וּ
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
לֶאֱכֹ֑ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
יוֹאָב֙
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַדּ֥וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
קֽוֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
הַקִּרְיָ֖ה
qiryâh
H7151
city
הוֹמָֽה
hâmâh
H1993
to roar
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World English Bible Public Domain
Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Adonijah and all of the called ones who with him heard, and they had finished eating. And Joab heard the sound of the shofar, and he said, “Why is the sound of the city being noisy?”
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