1 Kings 2:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:17 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 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִמְרִי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָא֙
nâʼ
H4994
please
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָשִׁ֖יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פָּנָ֑יִךְ
pânîym
H6440
face
וְיִתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֛י
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲבִישַׁ֥ג
ʼĂbîyshag
H49
Abishag
הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית
Shûwnammîyth
H7767
Shunammite
לְאִשָּֽׁה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you 'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not turn away your face, that he may give to me Abishag the Shunammitess for a wife.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).