1 Kings 20:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 20:5 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 →
וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בֶּן
Ben-Hădad
H1130
Ben-hadad
הֲדַ֖ד
Ben-Hădad
H1130
Ben-hadad
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כַּסְפְּךָ֧
keçeph
H3701
silver
וּזְהָבְךָ֛
zâhâb
H2091
gold
וְנָשֶׁ֥יךָ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וּבָנֶ֖יךָ
bên
H1121
son
לִ֥י
תִתֵּֽן
nâthan
H5414
to give
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World English Bible Public Domain
The messengers came again, and said, Thus speaks Ben Hadad, saying, I sent indeed to you, saying, You shall deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children;
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King James Version Public Domain
And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the messengers returned and said, “Thus says Ben Hadad, saying, ‘Indeed I sent to you, saying, “Your silver and your gold and your wives and your sons, you shall give to me,”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).