1 Kings 9:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 9:15 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 →
וְזֶ֨ה
zeh
H2088
this
דְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַמַּ֜ס
maç
H4522
forced labor
אֲשֶֽׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֶעֱלָ֣ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
לִבְנוֹת֩
bânâh
H1129
to build
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בֵּ֨ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בֵּיתוֹ֙
bayith
H1004
house
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמִּלּ֔וֹא
millôwʼ
H4407
Millo
וְאֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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חוֹמַ֣ת
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
חָצֹ֥ר
Châtsôwr
H2674
Hazor
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
מְגִדּ֖וֹ
Mᵉgiddôwn
H4023
Megiddo
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
גָּֽזֶר
Gezer
H1507
Gezer
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World English Bible Public Domain
This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Yahweh, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
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King James Version Public Domain
And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now this is the matter of the forced labor that King Solomon brought up to build the house of Yahweh and his house and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Hazor and Megiddo and Gezer.
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