1 Kings 12:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 12:16 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 →
וַיַּ֣רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּ֠י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הַמֶּלֶךְ֮
melek
H4428
king
אֲלֵיהֶם֒
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיָּשִׁ֣בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
הָעָ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
לֵאמֹ֡ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
לָּנוּ֩
חֵ֨לֶק
chêleq
H2506
portion
בְּדָוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נַחֲלָ֣ה
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
בְּבֶן
bên
H1121
son
יִשַׁ֗י
Yishay
H3448
Jesse
לְאֹהָלֶ֨יךָ֙
ʼôhel
H168
tent
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
עַתָּ֕ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
רְאֵ֥ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בֵיתְךָ֖
bayith
H1004
house
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְאֹהָלָֽיו
ʼôhel
H168
tent
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World English Bible Public Domain
When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.
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King James Version Public Domain
So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all of Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, and the people answered the king a word, saying, “What portion to us in David? And no inheritance in the son of Jesse! To your tents, Israel! Now see your house, David.” And Israel went to its tents.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).