1 Kings 1:53 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:53 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
וַיֹּרִדֻ֨הוּ֙
yârad
H3381
to go down
מֵעַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
וַיָּבֹ֕א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
וַיֹּֽאמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֥וֹ
שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
לֵ֥ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
לְבֵיתֶֽךָ
bayith
H1004
house
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World English Bible Public Domain
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, Go to your house.
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King James Version Public Domain
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from beside the altar. And he came and prostrated himself to King Solomon. And Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).