1 Kings 14:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 14:8 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 →
וָאֶקְרַ֤ע
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמַּמְלָכָה֙
mamlâkâh
H4467
kingdom
מִבֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָ֑ךְ
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָיִ֜יתָ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּעַבְדִּ֣י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
דָוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֲשֶׁר֩
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁמַ֨ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
מִצְוֺתַ֜י
mitsvâh
H4687
commandment
וַאֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָלַ֤ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אַחֲרַי֙
ʼachar
H310
after
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
לְבָב֔וֹ
lêbâb
H3824
heart
לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
רַ֖ק
raq
H7535
only
הַיָּשָׁ֥ר
yâshâr
H3477
upright
בְּעֵינָֽי
ʻayin
H5869
eye
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World English Bible Public Domain
and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it you; and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes,
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King James Version Public Domain
And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and I gave it to you, but you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and who walked after me with all of his heart, to do only the right in my eyes,
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