1 Kings 18:44 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 18:44 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 →
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּשְּׁבִעִ֔ית
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עָ֛ב
ʻâb
H5645
cloud
קְטַנָּ֥ה
qâṭân
H6996
small
כְּכַף
kaph
H3709
palm
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
עֹלָ֣ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מִיָּ֑ם
yâm
H3220
sea
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עֲלֵ֨ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֱמֹ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַחְאָב֙
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
אֱסֹ֣ר
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
וָרֵ֔ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַעַצָרְכָ֖ה
ʻâtsâr
H6113
to restrain
הַגָּֽשֶׁם
geshem
H1653
rain
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened at the seventh time, that he said, "Behold, a small cloud, like a man's hand, is rising out of the sea." He said, Go up, tell Ahab, Make ready [your chariot], and get you down, that the rain not stop you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened on the seventh time that he said, “Behold, a small cloud like the palm of a man is coming up from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Harness and go down so the rain does not stop you.’”
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