1 Kings 5:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 5:17 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 →
וַיְצַ֣ו
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיַּסִּעוּ֩
nâçaʻ
H5265
to journey
אֲבָנִ֨ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
גְּדֹל֜וֹת
gâdôwl
H1419
great
אֲבָנִ֧ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
יְקָר֛וֹת
yâqâr
H3368
precious
לְיַסֵּ֥ד
yâçad
H3245
to found
הַבָּ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
אַבְנֵ֥י
ʼeben
H68
stone
גָזִֽית
gâzîyth
H1496
hewing
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king commanded, and they removed great stones, valuable stones, to found the house, stones of hewing.
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