1 Kings 2:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:9 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 →
וְעַתָּה֙
ʻattâh
H6258
now
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּנַקֵּ֔הוּ
nâqâh
H5352
to be pure
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
חָכָ֖ם
châkâm
H2450
wise
אָ֑תָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תַּֽעֲשֶׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לּ֔וֹ
וְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שֵׂיבָת֛וֹ
sêybâh
H7872
gray hair
בְּדָ֖ם
dâm
H1818
blood
שְׁאֽוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
H7585
Sheol
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore don't hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But now, may you not acquit him. For you a wise man, and you know what you shall do to him. And you shall make his gray hair go down with blood to Sheol.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).