1 Kings 8:32 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:32 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 →
וְאַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
תִּשְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
לְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַ
râshaʻ
H7561
to be wicked
רָשָׁ֔ע
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
לָתֵ֥ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
דַּרְכּ֖וֹ
derek
H1870
way
בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יק
tsâdaq
H6663
to be righteous
צַדִּ֔יק
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
לָ֥תֶת
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֖וֹ
כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
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World English Bible Public Domain
then hear you in heaven, and do, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then you, may you hear the heavens and act and judge your servants, to condemn the wicked, to put his way on his head, and to acquit the righteous, to give to him according to his righteousness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).