1 Kings 11:36 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 11:36 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 →
וְלִבְנ֖וֹ
bên
H1121
son
אֶתֵּ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
שֵֽׁבֶט
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
אֶחָ֑ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
לְמַ֣עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הֱיֽוֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נִ֣יר
nîyr
H5216
lamp
לְדָֽוִיד
Dâvid
H1732
David
עַ֠בְדִּי
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כָּֽל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיָּמִ֤ים
yôwm
H3117
day
לְפָנַי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
הָעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּחַ֣רְתִּי
bâchar
H977
to choose
לִ֔י
לָשׂ֥וּם
sûwm
H7760
to put
שְׁמִ֖י
shêm
H8034
name
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
To his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
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King James Version Public Domain
And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But to his son I will give one tribe so that there may be a lamp for David my servant all of the days to my face in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen for myself to put my name there.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).