1 Kings 18:25 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 18:25 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
לִנְבִיאֵ֣י
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הַבַּ֗עַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
בַּחֲר֨וּ
bâchar
H977
to choose
לָכֶ֜ם
הַפָּ֤ר
par
H6499
bullock
הָֽאֶחָד֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
וַעֲשׂ֣וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
רִאשֹׁנָ֔ה
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אַתֶּ֖ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
הָרַבִּ֑ים
rab
H7227
many
וְקִרְאוּ֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בְּשֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְאֵ֖שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָשִֽׂימוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves, and dress it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull, and prepare first, for you are many. And call on the name of your god, but you shall not set a fire.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).