1 Kings 21:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 21:20 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַחְאָב֙
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
הַֽמְצָאתַ֖נִי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
אֹיְבִ֑י
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָצָ֔אתִי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
יַ֚עַן
yaʻan
H3282
because
הִתְמַכֶּרְךָ֔
mâkar
H4376
to sell
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הָרַ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
בְּעֵינֵ֥י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, my enemy? He answered, I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in the sight of Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” And he said, “I have found because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).