1 Chronicles 19:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 19:5 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 →
וַיֵּלְכוּ֩
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַיַּגִּ֨ידוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְדָוִ֤יד
Dâvid
H1732
David
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
לִקְרָאתָ֔ם
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
הָי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
נִכְלָמִ֣ים
kâlam
H3637
to shame
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
שְׁב֣וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בִֽירֵח֔וֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
עַ֛ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְצַמַּ֥ח
tsâmach
H6779
to sprout
זְקַנְכֶ֖ם
zâqân
H2206
beard
וְשַׁבְתֶּֽם
shûwb
H7725
to return
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, Stay at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and they went. And they declared to David concerning the men, and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “Stay in Jericho until when your beards grow, then return.”
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