1 Kings 21:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 21:16 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 →
וַיְהִ֛י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּשְׁמֹ֥עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אַחְאָ֖ב
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מֵ֣ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
נָב֑וֹת
Nâbôwth
H5022
Naboth
וַיָּ֣קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
אַחְאָ֗ב
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
לָרֶ֛דֶת
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
כֶּ֛רֶם
kerem
H3754
vineyard
נָב֥וֹת
Nâbôwth
H5022
Naboth
הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י
Yizrᵉʻêʼlîy
H3158
Jezreelite
לְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when Ahab heard that Naboth had died, that Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to possess it.
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