1 Kings 20:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 20:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְמַלְאֲכֵ֣י
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
בֶן
Ben-Hădad
H1130
Ben-hadad
הֲדַ֗ד
Ben-Hădad
H1130
Ben-hadad
אִמְר֞וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַֽאדֹנִ֤י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
כֹּל֩
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עַבְדְּךָ֤
ʻebed
H5650
servant
בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וְהַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אוּכַ֖ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
וַיְשִׁבֻ֖הוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
דָּבָֽר
dâbâr
H1697
word
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that you did send for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do. The messengers departed, and brought him word again.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, “Say to my lord the king, ‘All that you sent to your servant at first, I will do, but this thing I am not able to do.’” And the messengers went and returned him word.
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