1 Kings 17:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 17:19 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 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלֶ֖יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
תְּנִֽי
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֣י
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֵ֑ךְ
bên
H1121
son
וַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
מֵחֵיקָ֗הּ
chêyq
H2436
bosom
וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֨הוּ֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה
ʻălîyâh
H5944
roof chamber
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
שָׁ֔ם
shâm
H8033
there
וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִטָּתֽוֹ
miṭṭâh
H4296
bed
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to her, Give me your son. He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him on his own bed.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to her, “Give your son to me.” And he took him from her lap, and he brought him up to the upper room where he was dwelling there, and he laid him down on his bed.
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