1 Kings 18:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 18:27 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 →
וַיְהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם
tsôhar
H6672
noon
וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל
hâthal
H2048
to mock
בָּהֶ֣ם
אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
קִרְא֤וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בְקוֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
גָּדוֹל֙
gâdôwl
H1419
great
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֱלֹהִ֣ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
שִׂ֧יחַ
sîyach
H7879
meditation
וְכִֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שִׂ֛יג
sîyg
H7873
dross
ל֖וֹ
וְכִֽי
kîy
H3588
that
דֶ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
ל֑וֹ
אוּלַ֛י
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
יָשֵׁ֥ן
yâshên
H3463
sleeping
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְיִקָֽץ
yâqats
H3364
to awake
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleeps and must be awakened.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened at midday that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a great voice, for he is a god. Surely contemplation, or surely a withdrawal for himself, or surely a way to him. Perhaps he asleep and he will awaken.”
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