1 Kings 20:42 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 20:42 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יַ֛עַן
yaʻan
H3282
because
שִׁלַּ֥חְתָּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
חֶרְמִ֖י
chêrem
H2764
devoted thing
מִיָּ֑ד
yâd
H3027
hand
וְהָיְתָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נַפְשְׁךָ֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
נַפְשׁ֔וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְעַמְּךָ֖
ʻam
H5971
people
תַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
עַמּֽוֹ
ʻam
H5971
people
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to him, Thus says Yahweh, Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have sent away a man of my devotion from hand, so it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).