1 Kings 8:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:31 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 →
אֵת֩
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יֶחֱטָ֥א
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
אִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
וְנָֽשָׁא
nâshâʼ
H5378
to lend
ב֥וֹ
אָלָ֖ה
ʼâlâh
H423
oath
לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ
ʼâlâh
H422
to swear
וּבָ֗א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אָלָ֛ה
ʼâlâh
H423
oath
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
מִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖
mizbêach
H4196
altar
בַּבַּ֥יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid on him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before your altar in this house;
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King James Version Public Domain
If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Whoever sins, a man against his neighbor, and he lifts an oath against him to adjure him, and an oath comes to the face of your altar in this house,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).