1 Kings 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:20 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 →
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁאֵלָ֨ה
shᵉʼêlâh
H7596
petition
אַחַ֤ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
קְטַנָּה֙
qâṭân
H6996
small
אָֽנֹכִי֙
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
שֹׁאֶ֣לֶת
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְ
ʼêth
H854
with
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תָּ֖שֶׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פָּנָ֑י
pânîym
H6440
face
וַיֹּֽאמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֤הּ
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
שַׁאֲלִ֣י
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אִמִּ֔י
ʼêm
H517
mother
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָשִׁ֖יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
פָּנָֽיִךְ
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then she said, I ask one small petition of you; don't deny me. The king said to her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she said, “One small request I am requesting from you. Do not turn away my face.” And the king said to her, “Request, my mother, for I will not turn away your face.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).