1 Kings 22:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 22:16 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
כַּמֶּ֥ה
mâh
H4100
what
פְעָמִ֖ים
paʻam
H6471
time
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
מַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
אֲ֠שֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תְדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלַ֛י
ʼêl
H413
to
רַק
raq
H7535
only
אֱמֶ֖ת
ʼemeth
H571
faithfulness
בְּשֵׁ֥ם
shêm
H8034
name
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to him, “Up to how many times have I been making you swear that you would not speak about me except truth in the name of Yahweh?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).