1 Kings 1:51 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:51 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 →
וַיֻּגַּ֤ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לִשְׁלֹמֹה֙
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ
ʼĂdônîyâh
H138
Adonijah
יָרֵ֖א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
וְ֠הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אָחַ֞ז
ʼâchaz
H270
to grasp
בְּקַרְנ֤וֹת
qeren
H7161
horn
הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙
mizbêach
H4196
altar
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִשָּֽׁבַֽע
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לִ֤י
כַיּוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יָמִ֥ית
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עַבְדּ֖וֹ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
בֶּחָֽרֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon; for, behold, he has laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it was declared to Solomon, saying, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon. And behold, he has grasped the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me as today if he will kill his servant with the sword.’”
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