1 Kings 11:40 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 11:40 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 →
וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
לְהָמִ֣ית
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יָרָבְעָ֑ם
Yârobʻâm
H3379
Jeroboam
וַיָּ֣קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
יָרָבְעָ֗ם
Yârobʻâm
H3379
Jeroboam
וַיִּבְרַ֤ח
bârach
H1272
to flee
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שִׁישַׁ֣ק
Shîyshaq
H7895
Shishak
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וַיְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְמִצְרַ֖יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מ֥וֹת
mâveth
H4194
death
שְׁלֹמֹֽה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
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King James Version Public Domain
Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak, the king of Egypt. And he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).