1 Kings 18:42 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 18:42 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 →
וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אַחְאָ֖ב
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
לֶאֱכֹ֣ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹת
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
עָלָ֨ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
רֹ֤אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַכַּרְמֶל֙
Karmel
H3760
Carmel
וַיִּגְהַ֣ר
gâhar
H1457
to crouch
אַ֔רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיָּ֥שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
פָּנָ֖יו
pânîym
H6440
face
בֵּ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
ברכו
berek
H1290
knee
בִּרְכָּֽיו
berek
H1290
knee
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the head of Carmel, and he bowed down to the ground, and he put his face between his knees.
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