1 Kings 14:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 14:6 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 →
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֲחִיָּ֜הוּ
ʼĂchîyâh
H281
Ahijah
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
ק֤וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
רַגְלֶ֨יהָ֙
regel
H7272
foot
בָּאָ֣ה
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בַפֶּ֔תַח
pethach
H6607
doorway
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בֹּ֖אִי
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵ֣שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
יָרָבְעָ֑ם
Yârobʻâm
H3379
Jeroboam
לָ֣מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּ֗ה
zeh
H2088
this
אַ֚תְּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
מִתְנַכֵּרָ֔ה
nâkar
H5234
to know
וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
שָׁל֥וּחַ
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלַ֖יִךְ
ʼêl
H413
to
קָשָֽׁה
qâsheh
H7186
hard
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, you wife of Jeroboam; why feign you yourself to be another? for I am sent to you with heavy news.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming into the entrance, that he said, “Enter, wife of Jeroboam. Why is this, you are disguising yourself? Now I have been sent to you harshly.
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