1 Kings 9:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 9:8 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 →
וְהַבַּ֤יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
יִהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֶלְי֔וֹן
ʻelyôwn
H5945
Most High
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֹבֵ֥ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
עָלָ֖יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשֹּׁ֣ם
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
וְשָׁרָ֑ק
shâraq
H8319
to hiss
וְאָמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מֶ֨ה
mâh
H4100
what
עָשָׂ֤ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כָּ֔כָה
kâkâh
H3602
thus
לָאָ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הַזֹּ֖את
zôʼth
H2063
this
וְלַבַּ֥יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
Though this house is so high, yet shall everyone who passes by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has Yahweh done thus to this land, and to this house?
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King James Version Public Domain
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And this house is exalted, everyone passing by it will be astonished and will hiss. And they will say, ‘Why did Yahweh do thus to this land and to this house?’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).