1 Kings 1:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:5 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 →
וַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧ה
ʼĂdônîyâh
H138
Adonijah
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
חַגִּ֛ית
Chaggîyth
H2294
Haggith
מִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א
mithnassêʼ
H4984
to exalt oneself
לֵאמֹ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֶמְלֹ֑ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
ל֗וֹ
רֶ֚כֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
וּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים
pârâsh
H6571
horse
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
רָצִ֥ים
rûwts
H7323
to run
לְפָנָֽיו
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, was lifting himself up, saying, “I, I will reign.” And he made for himself a chariot and horses and 50 men running to his face.
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