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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.

אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
אָנֹכִ֖י
'nky
pronoun · 356×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
י
y
noun · 14×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
קָּטֹ֖ן
qtn
adjective · 101×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

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.