1 Kings 20:28 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 20:28 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 →
וַיִּגַּ֞שׁ
nâgash
H5066
to approach
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיֹּאמֶר֮
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵל֒
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יַ֠עַן
yaʻan
H3282
because
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָמְר֤וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲרָם֙
ʼĂrâm
H758
Aram
אֱלֹהֵ֤י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הָרִים֙
har
H2022
mountain
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עֲמָקִ֖ים
ʻêmeq
H6010
valley
ה֑וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְ֠נָתַתִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הֶהָמ֨וֹן
hâmôwn
H1995
tumult
הַגָּ֤דוֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ
yâd
H3027
hand
וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֲנִ֥י
ʼănîy
H589
I
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus says Yahweh, Because the Syrians have said, Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because Aram has said, “Yahweh a god of the hills, but he not a god of the valleys,” I will give all of this great multitude into your hand, and you will know that I Yahweh.’”
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