1 Kings 8:37 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:37 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 →
רָעָ֞ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יִהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בָאָ֗רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
דֶּ֣בֶר
deber
H1698
pestilence
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יִ֠הְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן
shᵉdêphâh
H7711
blight
יֵרָק֜וֹן
yêrâqôwn
H3420
mildew
אַרְבֶּ֤ה
ʼarbeh
H697
locust
חָסִיל֙
châçîyl
H2625
locust
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
יִהְיֶ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּ֧י
kîy
H3588
that
יָֽצַר
tsârar
H6887
to bind
ל֛וֹ
אֹיְב֖וֹ
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
שְׁעָרָ֑יו
shaʻar
H8179
gate
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
נֶ֖גַע
negaʻ
H5061
plague
כָּֽל
kôl
H3605
all
מַחֲלָֽה
machăleh
H4245
disease
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World English Bible Public Domain
If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting [or] mildew, locust [or] caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague, whatever sickness there be;
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King James Version Public Domain
If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If famine is in the land, if is pestilence, if is blight, mildew, locust, grasshopper, if his enemy makes narrow to him in the land of his gates, any plague, any sickness,
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