1 Kings 12:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 12:7 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 →
וידבר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלָ֜יו
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
הַ֠יּוֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
תִּֽהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֶ֜בֶד
ʻebed
H5650
servant
לָעָ֤ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
וַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔ם
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
וַעֲנִיתָ֕ם
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼêl
H413
to
דְּבָרִ֣ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
טוֹבִ֑ים
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וְהָי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְךָ֛
עֲבָדִ֖ים
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיָּמִֽים
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
They spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they spoke to him, saying, “If today you will be a servant to this people and serve them and you answer them and speak good words to them, then they will be servants to you all of the days.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).