1 Kings 15:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 15:17 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 →
וַיַּ֨עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בַּעְשָׁ֤א
Baʻshâʼ
H1201
Baasha
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיִּ֖בֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָרָמָ֑ה
Râmâh
H7414
Ramah
לְבִלְתִּ֗י
biltîy
H1115
except
תֵּ֚ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
יֹצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וָבָ֔א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לְאָסָ֖א
ʼÂçâʼ
H609
Asa
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Baasha, the king of Israel, went up against Judah, and he built Ramah so as not to give going out or coming in to Asa, the king of Judah.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).