1 Kings 17:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 17:23 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַיֶּ֗לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
וַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעֲלִיָּה֙
ʻălîyâh
H5944
roof chamber
הַבַּ֔יְתָה
bayith
H1004
house
וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְאִמּ֑וֹ
ʼêm
H517
mother
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
רְאִ֖י
râʼâh
H7200
to see
חַ֥י
chay
H2416
living
בְּנֵֽךְ
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, Behold, your son lives.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elijah took the child, and he brought him down from the upper room to the house, and he gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives.”
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