1 Kings 20:32 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 20:32 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 →
וַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩
châgar
H2296
to gird
שַׂקִּ֨ים
saq
H8242
sackcloth
בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜ם
môthen
H4975
loins
וַחֲבָלִ֣ים
chebel
H2256
cord
בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗ם
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עַבְדְּךָ֧
ʻebed
H5650
servant
בֶן
Ben-Hădad
H1130
Ben-hadad
הֲדַ֛ד
Ben-Hădad
H1130
Ben-hadad
אָמַ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
תְּחִֽי
châyâh
H2421
to live
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
נַפְשִׁ֑י
nephesh
H5315
soul
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּ
ʻôwd
H5750
still
חַ֖י
chay
H2416
living
אָחִ֥י
ʼâch
H251
brother
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and [put] ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Your servant Ben Hadad says, please let me live. He said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
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King James Version Public Domain
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they girded sackcloth on their waists and ropes on their heads, and they came to the king of Israel. And they said, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let my soul live.’” And he said, “ he still alive? He my brother.”
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