1 Kings 20:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 20:7 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
זִקְנֵ֣י
zâqên
H2205
old
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דְּעֽוּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
וּרְא֔וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
רָעָ֖ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
זֶ֣ה
zeh
H2088
this
מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שָׁלַ֨ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלַ֜י
ʼêl
H413
to
לְנָשַׁ֤י
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וּלְבָנַי֙
bên
H1121
son
וּלְכַסְפִּ֣י
keçeph
H3701
silver
וְלִזְהָבִ֔י
zâhâb
H2091
gold
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מָנַ֖עְתִּי
mânaʻ
H4513
to withhold
מִמֶּֽנּוּ
min
H4480
from
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Please notice how this man seeks mischief: for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn't deny him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king of Israel called to all of the elders of the land. And he said, “Please know and see that this one is seeking harm, for he sent to me for my wives and for my sons and for my silver and for my gold, and I did not withhold from him.”
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