1 Kings 18:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 18:1 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
יָמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
רַבִּ֔ים
rab
H7227
many
וּדְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הָיָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה
shâneh
H8141
year
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ית
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֵ֚ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
הֵרָאֵ֣ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַחְאָ֔ב
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
מָטָ֖ר
mâṭar
H4306
rain
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָאֲדָמָֽה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened after many days, that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it was many days, and the word of Yahweh was to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will give rain on the face of the ground.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).