1 Kings 2:20
Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
KJV
Dixitque ei : Petitionem unam parvulam ego deprecor a te : ne confundas faciem meam. Et dixit ei rex : Pete, mater mea : neque enim fas est ut avertam faciem tuam.
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Αἴτησιν μίαν ἐγὼ μικρὰν αἰτοῦμαι παρὰ σοῦ, μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ βασιλεύς Αἴτησαι, μήτηρ ἐμή, καὶ οὐκ ἀποστρέψω σε.
LXX
Then she said, I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny thee.
ASV
וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר שְׁאֵלָ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֶ֣לֶת מֵֽ/אִתָּ֔/ךְ אַל תָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת פָּנָ֑/י וַ/יֹּֽאמֶר לָ֤/הּ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ שַׁאֲלִ֣י אִמִּ֔/י כִּ֥י לֹֽא אָשִׁ֖יב אֶת פָּנָֽיִ/ךְ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Esth 5:3 — Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.