1 Kings 2:38 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:38 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שִׁמְעִ֤י
Shimʻîy
H8096
Shimei
לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
הַדָּבָ֔ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּר֙
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כֵּ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
שִׁמְעִ֛י
Shimʻîy
H8096
Shimei
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
יָמִ֥ים
yôwm
H3117
day
רַבִּֽים
rab
H7227
many
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World English Bible Public Domain
Shimei said to the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Shimei said to the king, “The word is good. Just as my lord the king has spoken, thus will your servant do.” And Shimei dwelled in Jerusalem many days.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).