1 Kings 1:3
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
So they searchedוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay·vak·shu1245to seeka prim. root
for a beautifulיָפָ֔הya·fah,3303fair, beautifulfrom yaphah
girlנַעֲרָ֣הna·'a·rah5291a girl, maidenfem. of naar
throughout allבְּכֹ֖לbe·chol3605the whole, allfrom kalal
the territoryגְּב֣וּלge·vul1366border, boundary, territoryfrom an unused word
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyis·ra·'el;3478"God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai·yim·tze·'u4672to attain to, finda prim. root
Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙a·vi·shag49"my father is a wanderer," an Isr. womanfrom ab and shagah
the Shunammite,הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha·shu·nam·mit,7767female inhab. of Shunemfrom Shunem
and broughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai·ya·vi·'u935to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
her to the king.לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃lam·me·lech.4428kingfrom an unused word
KJV Lexicon
So they sought
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
for a fair
yapheh  (yaw-feh')
beautiful -- + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well.
damsel
na`arah  (nah-ar-aw')
a girl (from infancy to adolescence) -- damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).
throughout all the coasts
gbuwl  (gheb-ool')
a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Abishag
'Abiyshag  (ab-ee-shag')
father of error (i.e. blundering); Abishag, a concubine of David -- Abishag.
a Shunammite
Shuwnammiyth  (shoo-nam-meeth')
a Shunammitess, or female inhabitant of Shunem -- Shunamite.
and brought
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
her to the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
New American Standard (©1995)
So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

King James Bible
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

American King James Version
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

American Standard Version
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

Darby Bible Translation
And they sought for a fair damsel throughout the territory of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

English Revised Version
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

Webster's Bible Translation
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunamite, and brought her to the king.

World English Bible
So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

Young's Literal Translation
And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel, and find Abishag the Shunammite, and bring her in to the king,

מלכים א 1:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה יָפָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ אֶת־אֲבִישַׁג֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית וַיָּבִ֥אוּ אֹתָ֖הּ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

מלכים א 1:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויבקשו נערה יפה בכל גבול ישראל וימצאו את־אבישג השונמית ויבאו אתה למלך׃

מלכים א 1:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויבקשו נערה יפה בכל גבול ישראל וימצאו את־אבישג השונמית ויבאו אתה למלך׃

מלכים א 1:3 Hebrew Bible
ויבקשו נערה יפה בכל גבול ישראל וימצאו את אבישג השונמית ויבאו אתה למלך׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
quaesierunt igitur adulescentulam speciosam in omnibus finibus Israhel et invenerunt Abisag Sunamitin et adduxerunt eam ad regem

Abishag Ab'ishag Beautiful Border Borders Bring Coasts Damsel Fair Girl Lady Maiden Searched Searching Seek Shunamite Shunammite Shu'nammite Sought Territory Throughout

Abishag Ab'ishag Beautiful Borders Coasts Damsel Fair Find Found Girl Israel Lady Maiden Searched Searching Seek Shunamite Shunammite Shu'nammite Sought Territory Throughout Young

Abishag Ab'ishag Beautiful Borders Coasts Damsel Fair Find Found Girl Israel Lady Maiden Searched Searching Seek Shunamite Shunammite Shu'nammite Sought Territory Throughout Young

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