1 Kings 12:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 12:2 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 →
וַיְהִ֞י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
יָרָבְעָ֣ם
Yârobʻâm
H3379
Jeroboam
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נְבָ֗ט
Nᵉbâṭ
H5028
Nebat
וְהוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ
ʻôwd
H5750
still
בְמִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּרַ֔ח
bârach
H1272
to flee
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
יָרָבְעָ֖ם
Yârobʻâm
H3379
Jeroboam
בְּמִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam lived in Egypt,
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, heard (now he, he still in Egypt, where he had fled from the face of King Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelled in Egypt),
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).