1 Kings 2:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:31 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 →
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֣וֹ
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עֲשֵׂה֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּ֔ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וּפְגַע
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
בּ֖וֹ
וּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹ
qâbar
H6912
to bury
וַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
דְּמֵ֣י
dâm
H1818
blood
חִנָּ֗ם
chinnâm
H2600
freely
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁפַ֣ךְ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
מֵעָלַ֕י
ʻal
H5921
upon
וּמֵעַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
אָבִֽי
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father's house.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to him, “Do just as he has spoken and attack him and bury him. And you shall remove the blood that Joab poured out without cause from upon me and from upon the house of my father.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).