1 Kings 17:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 17:21 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 →
וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤ד
mâdad
H4058
to measure
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַיֶּ֨לֶד֙
yeled
H3206
child
שָׁלֹ֣שׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
פְּעָמִ֔ים
paʻam
H6471
time
וַיִּקְרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהָ֔י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
תָּ֥שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
נָ֛א
nâʼ
H4994
please
נֶֽפֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
הַיֶּ֥לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
קִרְבּֽוֹ
qereb
H7130
midst
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World English Bible Public Domain
He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to Yahweh, and said, Yahweh my God, please let this child's soul come into him again.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he stretched himself out over the child three times. And he called out to Yahweh and said, “Yahweh my God, please let the life of this child return into his midst.”
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