1 Kings 3:21 :: New International Version (NIV)

1 Kings 3:21 - The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“And when I rose in the morning to nurse my son, there he was, dead. But when I had examined him in the morning, indeed, he was not my son whom I had borne.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

And in the morning when I tried to nurse my son, he was dead! But when I looked more closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t my son at all.”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, he was dead. But when I looked at him closely in the morning, behold, he was not the child that I had borne.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. That morning, when I looked closely at him I realized that he was not the son I gave birth to.”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead! But when I examined him closely in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne!”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“When I rose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead; but when I looked at him carefully in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“When I rose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead; but when I looked at him carefully in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead. But when I examined him carefully in the morning, behold, it was not my son, the one whom I had borne.”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

I got up in the morning to nurse my son, and there he was, dead! But when I examined him carefully in the morning, I realized it was not my baby."

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead; but when I looked at it closely in the morning, behold, it was not the child that I had borne."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I did bear.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

and I rise in the morning to suckle my son, and lo, dead; and I consider concerning it in the morning, and lo, it was not my son whom I did bear.'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; and I considered it in the morning, and behold, it was not my son, whom I bore.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And when I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I bore.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

When I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I bore.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

cumque surrexissem mane ut darem lac filio meo apparuit mortuus quem diligentius intuens clara luce deprehendi non esse meum quem genueram

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَلَمَّا هَمَمْتُ بِإِرْضَاعِ ابْنِي فِي الصَّبَاحِ وَجَدْتُهُ مَيْتاً، وَحِينَ تَأَمَّلْتُ فِيهِ فِي ضَوْءِ النَّهَارِ تَبَيَّنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ طِفْلِي الَّذِي أَنْجَبْتُهُ».

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וָאָקֻם בַּבֹּקֶר לְהֵינִיק אֶת־בְּנִי וְהִנֵּה־מֵת וָאֶתְבֹּונֵן אֵלָיו בַּבֹּקֶר וְהִנֵּה לֹא־הָיָה בְנִי אֲשֶׁר יָלָדְתִּי׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ ἀνέστην τὸ πρωὶ θηλάσαι τὸν υἱόν μου καὶ ἐκεῖνος ἦν τεθνηκώς καὶ ἰδοὺ κατενόησα αὐτὸν πρωί καὶ ἰδοὺ οὐκ ἦν ὁ υἱός μου ὃν ἔτεκον

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَلَمَّا قُمْتُ صَبَاحًا لأُرَضِّعَ ابْنِي، إِذَا هُوَ مَيْتٌ. وَلَمَّا تَأَمَّلْتُ فِيهِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ، إِذَا هُوَ لَيْسَ ابْنِيَ الَّذِي وَلَدْتُهُ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And I arose in the morning to suckle my son, and he was dead: and, behold, I considered him in the morning, and, behold, it was not my son whom I bore.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y como yo me levanté por la mañana para dar el pecho á mi hijo, he aquí que estaba muerto: mas observéle por la mañana, y vi que no era mi hijo, que yo había parido.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y cuando yo me levanté de madrugada para dar el pecho a mi hijo, he aquí que estaba muerto; pero lo observé por la mañana, y vi que no era mi hijo, el que yo había dado a luz.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And when I got up to give my child the breast, I saw that it was dead; but in the morning, looking at it with care, I saw that it was not my son.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

天要亮的時候、我起來要給我的孩子喫奶、不料、孩子死了．及至天亮、我細細的察看、不是我所生的孩子。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Cuando me levanté por la mañana para dar de mamar a mi hijo, he aquí que estaba muerto. Pero lo observé bien por la mañana y he aquí que no era mi hijo, el que yo había dado a luz.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

미명에 내가 내 아들을 젖 먹이려고 일어나 본즉 죽었기로 내가 아침에 자세히 보니 내가 낳은 아들이 아니더이다 하매

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Le matin, je me suis levée pour allaiter mon fils; et voici, il était mort. Je l'ai regardé attentivement le matin; et voici, ce n'était pas mon fils que j'avais enfanté.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Und da ich des Morgens aufstand, meinen Sohn zu säugen, siehe, da war er tot. Aber am Morgen sah ich ihn genau an, und siehe, es war nicht mein Sohn, den ich geboren hatte.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

утром я встала, чтобы покормить сына моего, и вот, он был мертвый; а когда я всмотрелась в него утром, то это был не мой сын, которого я родила.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y cuando yo me levanté por la mañana para dar el pecho a mi hijo, he aquí que estaba muerto; mas le observé a la luz del día, y vi que no era mi hijo, que yo había dado a luz.

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