1 Kings 20:39
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
KJV
Cumque rex transisset, clamavit ad regem, et ait : Servus tuus egressus est ad præliandum cominus : cumque fugisset vir unus, adduxit eum quidam ad me, et ait : Custodi virum istum : qui si lapsus fuerit, erit anima tua pro anima ejus, aut talentum argenti appendes.
Vulgate
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
ASV
וַ/יְהִ֤י הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ עֹבֵ֔ר וְ/ה֖וּא צָעַ֣ק אֶל הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַ/יֹּ֜אמֶר עַבְדְּ/ךָ֣ יָצָ֣א בְ/קֶֽרֶב הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְ/הִנֵּֽה אִ֨ישׁ סָ֜ר וַ/יָּבֵ֧א אֵלַ֣/י אִ֗ישׁ וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ שְׁמֹר֙ אֶת הָ/אִ֣ישׁ הַ/זֶּ֔ה אִם הִפָּקֵד֙ יִפָּקֵ֔ד וְ/הָיְתָ֤ה נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֔/וֹ א֥וֹ כִכַּר כֶּ֖סֶף תִּשְׁקֽוֹל
Hebrew
And as the king passed by, he cried to the king, and said: Thy servant went out to fight hand to hand: and when a certain man was run away, one brought him to me, and said: Keep this man: and if he shall slip away, thy life shall be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Hebrew
26 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 20:42 — And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people
- 2Kgs 10:24 — And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his
- Jer 32:9 — And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.