1 Kings 20:39 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 20:39 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 →
וַיְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
עֹבֵ֔ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
וְה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
צָעַ֣ק
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry out
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עַבְדְּךָ֣
ʻebed
H5650
servant
יָצָ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
בְקֶֽרֶב
qereb
H7130
midst
הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וְהִנֵּֽה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אִ֨ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
סָ֜ר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
וַיָּבֵ֧א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלַ֣י
ʼêl
H413
to
אִ֗ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁמֹר֙
shâmar
H8104
to keep
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
הִפָּקֵד֙
pâqad
H6485
to visit
יִפָּקֵ֔ד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
וְהָיְתָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נַפְשְׁךָ֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
נַפְשׁ֔וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
א֥וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
כִכַּר
kikkâr
H3603
round
כֶּ֖סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
תִּשְׁקֽוֹל
shâqal
H8254
to weigh
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World English Bible Public Domain
As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.
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King James Version Public Domain
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that the king was passing by, and he, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the middle of the battle, and behold, a man turned and brought a man to me. And he said, ‘Guard this man. If missing, he is missing, then your life will be in place of his life, or you shall pay a kikkar of silver.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).