1 Kings 18:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 18:31 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
שְׁתֵּ֤ים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עֶשְׂרֵה֙
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
אֲבָנִ֔ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
כְּמִסְפַּ֖ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
שִׁבְטֵ֣י
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יַעֲקֹ֑ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
אֲשֶׁר֩
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָיָ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
דְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שְׁמֶֽךָ
shêm
H8034
name
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Yahweh came, saying, Israel shall be your name.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elijah took 12 stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Yahweh had been, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).