1 Kings 5:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 5:1 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 →
וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח
shâlach
H7971
to send
חִירָ֨ם
Chîyrâm
H2438
Hiram
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צ֤וֹר
Tsôr
H6865
Tyre
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲבָדָיו֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
שָׁמַ֔ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אֹת֛וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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מָשְׁח֥וּ
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
אָבִ֑יהוּ
ʼâb
H1
father
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אֹהֵ֗ב
ʼâhab
H157
to love
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חִירָ֛ם
Chîyrâm
H2438
Hiram
לְדָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיָּמִֽים
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him as king in place of his father, for Hiram was a friend to David all of the days.
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