1 Samuel 13:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 13:2 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 →
וַיִּבְחַר
bâchar
H977
to choose
ל֨וֹ
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
אֲלָפִים֮
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּהְי֨וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אַלְפַּ֗יִם
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
בְּמִכְמָשׂ֙
Mikmâç
H4363
Michmas
וּבְהַ֣ר
har
H2022
mountain
בֵּֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֔ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
וְאֶ֗לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
הָיוּ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן
Yôwnâthân
H3129
Jonathan
בְּגִבְעַ֖ת
Gibʻâh
H1390
Gibeah
בִּנְיָמִ֑ין
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
וְיֶ֣תֶר
yether
H3499
remainder
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
שִׁלַּ֖ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְאֹהָלָֽיו
ʼôhel
H168
tent
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the Mount of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
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King James Version Public Domain
Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul chose for himself 3,000 from Israel. And 2,000 were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the people, he sent away, a man to his tent.
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