1 Kings 18:40 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 18:40 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 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
לָהֶ֜ם
תִּפְשׂ֣וּ
tâphas
H8610
to seize
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נְבִיאֵ֣י
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הַבַּ֗עַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
אִ֛ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יִמָּלֵ֥ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
מֵהֶ֖ם
וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּם
tâphas
H8610
to seize
וַיּוֹרִדֵ֤ם
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ֙
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
נַ֣חַל
nachal
H5158
wadi
קִישׁ֔וֹן
Qîyshôwn
H7028
Kishon
וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם
shâchaṭ
H7819
to slaughter
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
and Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal; don't let one of them escape. They took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a man from them escape.” And they seized them. And Elijah led them down to the wadi Kishon, and he slaughtered them there.
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