1 Kings 3:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 3:20 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 →
וַתָּקָם֩
qûwm
H6965
to rise
בְּת֨וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַלַּ֜יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וַתִּקַּ֧ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנִ֣י
bên
H1121
son
מֵֽאֶצְלִ֗י
ʼêtsel
H681
beside
וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
יְשֵׁנָ֔ה
yâshên
H3463
sleeping
וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּ
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
בְּחֵיקָ֑הּ
chêyq
H2436
bosom
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנָ֥הּ
bên
H1121
son
הַמֵּ֖ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָה
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
בְחֵיקִֽי
chêyq
H2436
bosom
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World English Bible Public Domain
She arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she arose in the middle of the night, and she took my son from my side, and your female servant was asleep. And she laid him in her bosom. And her son, the one having died, she laid in my bosom.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).