1 Kings 2:42 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:42 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיִּקְרָ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְשִׁמְעִ֗י
Shimʻîy
H8096
Shimei
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֜יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הֲל֧וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
בַֽיהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וָאָעִ֤ד
ʻûwd
H5749
to testify
בְּךָ֙
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בְּי֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
צֵאתְךָ֗
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אָ֣נֶה
ʼân
H575
where
וָאָ֔נָה
ʼân
H575
where
יָדֹ֥עַ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
תֵּדַ֖ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מ֣וֹת
mûwth
H4191
to die
תָּמ֑וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וַתֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלַ֛י
ʼêl
H413
to
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
הַדָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
שָׁמָֽעְתִּי
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Didn't I adjure you by Yahweh, and protest to you, saying, Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die? and you said to me, The saying that I have heard is good.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and he said to him, “Did I not make you swear by Yahweh and testify against you, saying, ‘On the day of your going out, and you go where or where, knowing, you shall know that dying, you shall die’? And you said to me, ‘The word I have heard is good.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).