1 Kings 2:16

In 11 translations

BSB

So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.

KJV

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.deny…: Heb. turn not away my face

WEB

Now I ask one petition of you. Don’t deny me.” She said to him, “Say on.”

ASV

And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

LSV

and now, I am asking one petition of you—do not turn back my face”; and she says to him, “Speak.”

YLT

and now, one petition I am asking of thee — turn not back my face;' and she saith unto him, 'Speak.'

DBY

And now I ask one petition of thee; refuse me not. And she said to him, Speak.

DRC

Now therefore I ask one petition of thee: turn not away my face. And she said to him: Say on.

GNV

Nowe therefore I aske thee one request, refuse me not. And she said vnto him, Say on.

JPS

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not.' And she said unto him: 'Say on.'

LXXE

And now I make one request of thee, do not turn away thy face. And Bersabee said to him, Speak on.

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WLC

וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁאֵלָ֤ה אַחַת֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֵ֣ל מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְ אַל־תָּשִׁ֖בִי אֶת־פָּנָ֑י וַתֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו דַּבֵּֽר׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ νῦν αἴτησιν μίαν ἐγὼ αἰτοῦμαι παρὰ σοῦ, μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Βηρσαβεὲ, λάλει.

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• Psalms 132:10For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.
• Proverbs 30:7Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:

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