1 Kings 2:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:15 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 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַ֤תְּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
יָדַ֨עַתְּ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
לִי֙
הָיְתָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה
mᵉlûwkâh
H4410
kingship
וְעָלַ֞י
ʻal
H5921
upon
שָׂ֧מוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
כָֽל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם
pânîym
H6440
face
לִמְלֹ֑ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
וַתִּסֹּ֤ב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
הַמְּלוּכָה֙
mᵉlûwkâh
H4410
kingship
וַתְּהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְאָחִ֔י
ʼâch
H251
brother
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
מֵיְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הָ֥יְתָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לּֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: however the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “You, you know that the kingdom was to me, and all of Israel had set their faces on me to reign. But the kingdom turned and became to my brother, for it was to him from Yahweh.
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