1 Kings 19:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 19:16 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 →
וְאֵת֙
ʼêth
H853
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יֵה֣וּא
Yêhûwʼ
H3058
Jehu
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
נִמְשִׁ֔י
Nimshîy
H5250
Nimshi
תִּמְשַׁ֥ח
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֱלִישָׁ֤ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
שָׁפָט֙
Shâphâṭ
H8202
Shaphat
מֵאָבֵ֣ל
ʼÂbêl Mᵉchôwlâh
H65
Abel Meholah
מְחוֹלָ֔ה
ʼÂbêl Mᵉchôwlâh
H65
Abel Meholah
תִּמְשַׁ֥ח
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
לְנָבִ֖יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ
tachath
H8478
under
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World English Bible Public Domain
and Jehu the son of Nimshi shall you anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah shall you anoint to be prophet in your room.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, as king over Israel. And you shall anoint Elisha, the son of Shaphat, from Abel Meholah, as prophet in your place.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).