1 Kings 1:47 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:47 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 →
וְגַם
gam
H1571
also
בָּ֜אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עַבְדֵ֣י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לְ֠בָרֵךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִד֮
Dâvid
H1732
David
לֵאמֹר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יֵיטֵ֨ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
אלהיך
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שֵׁ֤ם
shêm
H8034
name
שְׁלֹמֹה֙
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
מִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָ
shêm
H8034
name
וִֽיגַדֵּ֥ל
gâdal
H1431
to grow
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כִּסְא֖וֹ
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
מִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָ
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמִּשְׁכָּֽב
mishkâb
H4904
bed
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne: and the king bowed himself on the bed.
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King James Version Public Domain
And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And also, the servants of the king came to bless our master King David, saying, ‘May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may he make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king bowed himself on the bed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).