1 Kings 1:52 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:52 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
אִ֚ם
ʼim
H518
if
יִהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְבֶן
bên
H1121
son
חַ֔יִל
chayil
H2428
strength
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִפֹּ֥ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
מִשַּׂעֲרָת֖וֹ
saʻărâh
H8185
hair
אָ֑רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
רָעָ֥ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
תִמָּצֵא
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
ב֖וֹ
וָמֵֽת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
Solomon said, If he shall show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Solomon said, “If he will be a son of valor, from his hair shall not fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, then he shall die.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).