1 Kings 5:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 5:3 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 →
אַתָּ֨ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
יָדַ֜עְתָּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֣ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אָבִ֗י
ʼâb
H1
father
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָכֹל֙
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לִבְנ֣וֹת
bânâh
H1129
to build
בַּ֗יִת
bayith
H1004
house
לְשֵׁם֙
shêm
H8034
name
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהָ֔יו
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מִפְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
סְבָבֻ֑הוּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
עַ֤ד
ʻad
H5704
until
תֵּת
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֹתָ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
-
תַּ֖חַת
tachath
H8478
under
כַּפּ֥וֹת
kaph
H3709
palm
רגלו
regel
H7272
foot
רַגְלָֽי
regel
H7272
foot
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
You know how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Yahweh his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Yahweh put them under the soles of his feet.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“You, you know David my father, that he was not able to build a house for the name of Yahweh his God from the face of the warfare which they surrounded him until Yahweh put them under the soles of his foot.
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