1 Kings 5:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 5:18 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 →
וַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּ
pâçal
H6458
to hew
בֹּנֵ֧י
bânâh
H1129
to build
שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
וּבֹנֵ֥י
bânâh
H1129
to build
חִיר֖וֹם
Chîyrâm
H2438
Hiram
וְהַגִּבְלִ֑ים
Giblîy
H1382
Giblites
וַיָּכִ֛ינוּ
kûwn
H3559
to be established
הָעֵצִ֥ים
ʻêts
H6086
tree
וְהָאֲבָנִ֖ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
לִבְנ֥וֹת
bânâh
H1129
to build
הַבָּֽיִת
bayith
H1004
house
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World English Bible Public Domain
Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the builders of Solomon and the builders of Hiram and the Gebalites hewed, and they prepared the wood and the stones to build the house.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).