1 Kings 16:24 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 16:24 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 →
וַיִּ֜קֶן
qânâh
H7069
to acquire
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָהָ֥ר
har
H2022
mountain
שֹׁמְר֛וֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
מֵ֥אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
שֶׁ֖מֶר
Shemer
H8106
Shemer
בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם
kikkâr
H3603
round
כָּ֑סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
וַיִּ֨בֶן֙
bânâh
H1129
to build
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָהָ֔ר
har
H2022
mountain
וַיִּקְרָ֗א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
שֵׁ֤ם
shêm
H8034
name
הָעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּנָ֔ה
bânâh
H1129
to build
עַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שֶׁם
shêm
H8034
name
שֶׁ֔מֶר
Shemer
H8106
Shemer
אֲדֹנֵ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הָהָ֥ר
har
H2022
mountain
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
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World English Bible Public Domain
He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he bought the hill Samaria from Shemer for two silver kikkars. And he built on the hill, and he called the name of the city that he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
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