1 Kings 19:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 19:4 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 →
וְהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הָלַ֤ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בַּמִּדְבָּר֙
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
י֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וַיָּבֹ֕א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
תַּ֖חַת
tachath
H8478
under
רֹ֣תֶם
rethem
H7574
broom
אחת
ʼechâd
H259
one
אֶחָ֑ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
נַפְשׁוֹ֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
לָמ֔וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
רַ֗ב
rab
H7227
many
עַתָּ֤ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
קַ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
נַפְשִׁ֔י
nephesh
H5315
soul
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
אָנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מֵאֲבֹתָֽי
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Yahweh, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
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King James Version Public Domain
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he, he went the journey of a day into the wilderness, and he came and sat under a juniper tree. And he asked, his life, to die, and he said, “Enough! Take my life now, Yahweh, for I am not better than my fathers.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).