1 Kings 20:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 20:23 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 →
וְעַבְדֵ֨י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲרָ֜ם
ʼĂrâm
H758
Aram
אָמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱלֹהֵ֤י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הָרִים֙
har
H2022
mountain
אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
חָזְק֣וּ
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ
min
H4480
from
וְאוּלָ֗ם
ʼûwlâm
H199
but
נִלָּחֵ֤ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
אִתָּם֙
ʼêth
H854
with
בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר
mîyshôwr
H4334
plain
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נֶחֱזַ֖ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
מֵהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
The servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods gods of the hills. Therefore they were stronger than us. But indeed, we shall fight them in the plain, surely we will be stronger than them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).