Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And the woman saith, 'Let, I pray thee, thy maid-servant speak unto my lord the king a word;' and he saith, 'Speak.'

New American Standard Bible

Then the woman said, “Please let your maidservant speak a word to my lord the king.” And he said, “Speak.”

King James Version

Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Holman Bible

Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?”

“Speak,” he replied.

International Standard Version

At this, the woman responded, "Would your majesty the king please allow your humble servant to say one more thing?" "Say it"" he replied.

A Conservative Version

Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

American Standard Version

Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Amplified

Then the woman said, “Please let your maidservant speak one more word to my lord the king.” He said, “Speak.”

Bible in Basic English

Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.

Darby Translation

And the woman said, Let thy bondmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.

Julia Smith Translation

And the woman will say, Shall thy servant speak now a word to my lord the king? And the king will say, Speak.

King James 2000

Then the woman said, Let your handmaid, I pray you, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."

Modern King James verseion

Then the woman said, Please let your handmaid speak one more word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then the woman said, "Let thine handmaid speak one word more unto my lord the king." And he said, "Say on."

NET Bible

Then the woman said, "Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter." He replied, "Tell me."

New Heart English Bible

Then the woman said, "Please let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Say on."

The Emphasized Bible

Then said the woman, Pray let thy maidservant speak unto my lord the king, a word. And he said - Speak.

Webster

Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

World English Bible

Then the woman said, "Please let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Say on."

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Then the woman
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

unto my lord
אדן אדון 
'adown 
Usage: 335

the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

References

Smith

Context Readings

Joab Plots To Reconcile David With Absalom

11 And she saith, 'Let, I pray thee, the king remember by Jehovah thy God, that the redeemer of blood add not to destroy, and they destroy not my son;' and he saith, 'Jehovah liveth; if there doth fall of the hair of thy son to the earth.' 12 And the woman saith, 'Let, I pray thee, thy maid-servant speak unto my lord the king a word;' and he saith, 'Speak.' 13 And the woman saith, 'And why hast thou thought thus concerning the people of God? yea, the king is speaking this thing as a guilty one, in that the king hath not brought back his outcast;

Cross References

Genesis 18:27

And Abraham answereth and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I -- dust and ashes;

Genesis 18:32

And he saith, 'Let it not be, I pray Thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time: peradventure there are found there ten?' and He saith, 'I do not destroy it, because of the ten.'

Genesis 44:18

And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and saith, 'O, my lord, let thy servant speak, I pray thee, a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant -- for thou art as Pharaoh.

1 Samuel 25:24

and falleth at his feet and saith, 'On me, my lord, the iniquity; and let, I pray thee, thy handmaid speak in thine ear, and hear the words of thy handmaid.

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous art Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers.

Acts 26:1

And Agrippa said unto Paul, 'It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;' then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence:

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