1 Kings 3:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 3:11 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
יַעַן֩
yaʻan
H3282
because
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁאַ֜לְתָּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֗ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁאַ֨לְתָּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לְּךָ֜
יָמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
רַבִּ֗ים
rab
H7227
many
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁאַ֤לְתָּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לְּךָ֙
עֹ֔שֶׁר
ʻôsher
H6239
riches
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁאַ֖לְתָּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
וְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לְּךָ֛
הָבִ֖ין
bîyn
H995
to understand
לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
מִשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
God said to him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;
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King James Version Public Domain
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And God said to him, “Because you have requested this thing and you have not requested for yourself many days, and you have not requested riches for yourself, and you have not requested the life of your enemies, but you have requested for yourself to discern to hear justice,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).