1 Chronicles 10:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 10:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁאוּל֩
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
נֹשֵׂ֨א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
כֵלָ֜יו
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
שְׁלֹ֥ף
shâlaph
H8025
to draw off
חַרְבְּךָ֣
chereb
H2719
sword
וְדָקְרֵ֣נִי
dâqar
H1856
to pierce
בָ֗הּ
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
יָבֹ֜אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הָעֲרֵלִ֤ים
ʻârêl
H6189
uncircumcised
הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ
ʻâlal
H5953
to act severely
בִ֔י
וְלֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָבָה֙
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
נֹשֵׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
כֵלָ֔יו
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
יָרֵ֖א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וַיִּקַּ֤ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַחֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וַיִּפֹּ֖ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עָלֶֽיהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said Saul to his armor-bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul said to the carrier of his equipment, “Draw your sword and stab me with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.” But the carrier of his equipment was not willing, for he feared greatly. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).