1 Kings 19:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 19:17 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 →
וְהָיָ֗ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַנִּמְלָ֛ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
מֵחֶ֥רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
חֲזָאֵ֖ל
Chăzâʼêl
H2371
Hazael
יָמִ֣ית
mûwth
H4191
to die
יֵה֑וּא
Yêhûwʼ
H3058
Jehu
וְהַנִּמְלָ֛ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
מֵחֶ֥רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
יֵה֖וּא
Yêhûwʼ
H3058
Jehu
יָמִ֥ית
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֱלִישָֽׁע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall happen, that he who escapes from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu kill; and he who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha kill.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will happen that the one escaping from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill. And the one escaping from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).