1 Kings 12:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 12:6 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 →
וַיִּוָּעַ֞ץ
yâʻats
H3289
to counsel
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
רְחַבְעָ֗ם
Rᵉchabʻâm
H7346
Rehoboam
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
הַזְּקֵנִים֙
zâqên
H2205
old
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֹמְדִ֗ים
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
פְּנֵי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
אָבִ֔יו
ʼâb
H1
father
בִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חַ֖י
chay
H2416
living
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵ֚יךְ
ʼêyk
H349
how
אַתֶּ֣ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים
yâʻats
H3289
to counsel
לְהָשִׁ֥יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָֽעָם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
דָּבָֽר
dâbâr
H1697
word
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World English Bible Public Domain
King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give you me to return answer to this people?
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King James Version Public Domain
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had been standing to the face of Solomon his father while he was alive, saying, “How are you advising to answer this people a word?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).