1 Kings 21:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 21:8 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 →
וַתִּכְתֹּ֤ב
kâthab
H3789
to write
סְפָרִים֙
çêpher
H5612
book
בְּשֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
אַחְאָ֔ב
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
וַתַּחְתֹּ֖ם
châtham
H2856
to seal
בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹ
chôwthâm
H2368
seal
וַתִּשְׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
הספרים
çêpher
H5612
book
סְפָרִ֗ים
çêpher
H5612
book
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַזְקֵנִ֤ים
zâqên
H2205
old
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַֽחֹרִים֙
chôr
H2715
noble
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּעִיר֔וֹ
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
נָבֽוֹת
Nâbôwth
H5022
Naboth
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World English Bible Public Domain
So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, [and] who lived with Naboth.
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King James Version Public Domain
So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and she sealed with his seal. And she sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who in his city, the dwellers with Naboth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).