1 Kings 19:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 19:20 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 →
וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַבָּקָ֗ר
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
וַיָּ֨רָץ֙
rûwts
H7323
to run
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶשְּׁקָה
nâshaq
H5401
to kiss
נָּא֙
nâʼ
H4994
please
לְאָבִ֣י
ʼâb
H1
father
וּלְאִמִּ֔י
ʼêm
H517
mother
וְאֵלְכָ֖ה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ
ʼachar
H310
after
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לוֹ֙
לֵ֣ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שׁ֔וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
מֶה
mâh
H4100
what
עָשִׂ֖יתִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָֽךְ
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World English Bible Public Domain
He left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray you, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you. He said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?
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King James Version Public Domain
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he left the oxen, and he ran after Elijah, and he said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then let me go after you.” And he said to him, “Go, return, for what have I done to you?”
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