1 Kings 2:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:7 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 →
וְלִבְנֵ֨י
bên
H1121
son
בַרְזִלַּ֤י
Barzillay
H1271
Barzillai
הַגִּלְעָדִי֙
Gilʻâdîy
H1569
Gileadite
תַּֽעֲשֶׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
חֶ֔סֶד
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
וְהָי֖וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּאֹכְלֵ֣י
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָ
shulchân
H7979
table
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
כֵן֙
kên
H3651
thus
קָרְב֣וּ
qârab
H7126
to approach
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּבָרְחִ֕י
bârach
H1272
to flee
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
אָחִֽיךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
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World English Bible Public Domain
But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
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King James Version Public Domain
But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite do covenant faithfulness, and let them be among the eaters at your table. For thus they came near to me, when I fled from the face of Absalom your brother.
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