1 Kings 16:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 16:18 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 →
וַיְהִ֞י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּרְא֤וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
זִמְרִי֙
Zimrîy
H2174
Zimri
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נִלְכְּדָ֣ה
lâkad
H3920
to capture
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיָּבֹ֖א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַרְמ֣וֹן
ʼarmôwn
H759
citadel
בֵּית
bayith
H1004
house
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ף
sâraph
H8313
to burn
עָלָ֧יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בֵּֽית
bayith
H1004
house
מֶ֛לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּאֵ֖שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וַיָּמֹֽת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city had been taken, that he entered into the citadel of the house of the king. And he burned the house of the king over himself with fire, and he died,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).