1 Kings 3:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 3:22 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 →
וַתֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָאִשָּׁ֨ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הָאַחֶ֜רֶת
ʼachêr
H312
other
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִ֗י
kîy
H3588
that
בְּנִ֤י
bên
H1121
son
הַחַי֙
chay
H2416
living
וּבְנֵ֣ךְ
bên
H1121
son
הַמֵּ֔ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְזֹ֤את
zôʼth
H2063
this
אֹמֶ֨רֶת֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִ֔י
kîy
H3588
that
בְּנֵ֥ךְ
bên
H1121
son
הַמֵּ֖ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וּבְנִ֣י
bên
H1121
son
הֶחָ֑י
chay
H2416
living
וַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָה
dâbar
H1696
to speak
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
The other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. This said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the other woman said, “No, for my son the living one, and your son the one having died.” But this one was saying, “No, for your son the one having died, and my son the living one.” And they spoke to the face of the king.
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