1 Kings 20:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 20:31 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֮
ʼêl
H413
to
עֲבָדָיו֒
ʻebed
H5650
servant
הִנֵּֽה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
כִּ֗י
kîy
H3588
that
מַלְכֵי֙
melek
H4428
king
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מַלְכֵ֥י
melek
H4428
king
חֶ֖סֶד
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
הֵ֑ם
hêm
H1992
they
נָשִׂ֣ימָה
sûwm
H7760
to put
נָּא֩
nâʼ
H4994
please
שַׂקִּ֨ים
saq
H8242
sackcloth
בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ
môthen
H4975
loins
וַחֲבָלִ֣ים
chebel
H2256
cord
בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְנֵצֵא֙
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אוּלַ֖י
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
יְחַיֶּ֥ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
nephesh
H5315
soul
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World English Bible Public Domain
His servants said to him, See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save your life.
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King James Version Public Domain
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And his servants said to him, “Behold, please, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel, that they kings of mercy. Please let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and we will go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will let your soul live.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).