1 Kings 16:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 16:31 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 →
וַיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הֲנָקֵ֣ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
לֶכְתּ֔וֹ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
בְּחַטֹּ֖אות
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
יָרָבְעָ֣ם
Yârobʻâm
H3379
Jeroboam
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נְבָ֑ט
Nᵉbâṭ
H5028
Nebat
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אִשָּׁ֜ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִיזֶ֗בֶל
ʼÎyzebel
H348
Jezebel
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
אֶתְבַּ֨עַל֙
ʼEthbaʻal
H856
Ethbaal
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צִידֹנִ֔ים
Tsîydônîy
H6722
Sidonians
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַבַּ֔עַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened (was his walking in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, trivial?) that he took a wife, Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Sidonians. And he went and served Baal, and he bowed down to him.
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