1 Kings 8:47 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 8:47 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 →
וְהֵשִׁ֨יבוּ֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לִבָּ֔ם
lêb
H3820
heart
בָּאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נִשְׁבּוּ
shâbâh
H7617
to capture
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
וְשָׁ֣בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּ
chânan
H2603
to be gracious
אֵלֶ֗יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּאֶ֤רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙
shâbâh
H7617
to capture
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חָטָ֥אנוּ
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
וְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ
ʻâvâh
H5753
to twist
רָשָֽׁעְנוּ
râshaʻ
H7561
to be wicked
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World English Bible Public Domain
yet if they shall repent themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly;
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King James Version Public Domain
Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and they bring back to their heart in the land where they have been taken captive there, and they turn back and supplicate to you in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done iniquity, we have acted wickedly,’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).