1 Kings 2:17 Hebrew Word Analysis

1	And he said	אִמְרִי	h559
1	And he said	אִמְרִי	h559
2		נָא֙	h4994
3	I pray thee unto Solomon	לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה	h8010
4	the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	h4428
5		כִּ֥י	h3588
6		לֹֽא	h3808
7	for he will not say	יָשִׁ֖יב	h7725
8		אֶת	h853
9	thee	פָּנָ֑יִךְ	h6440
10	that he give	וְיִתֶּן	h5414
11		לִ֛י	h0
12		אֶת	h853
13	me Abishag	אֲבִישַׁ֥ג	h49
14	the Shunammite	הַשּֽׁוּנַמִּ֖ית	h7767
15	to wife	לְאִשָּֽׁה׃	h802

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king (for he will not say thee nay), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then he said, Will you go to Solomon the king (for he will not say, No, to you) and put before him my request that he will give me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king -- for he will not refuse thee -- that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, (for he will not say to thee no,) that he give me Abishag the Shunamite for a wife.

World English Bible (WEB)

He said, Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you 'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he saith, `Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, for he doth not turn back thy face, and he doth give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.'