1 Samuel 14:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 14:20 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 →
וַיִּזָּעֵ֣ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אִתּ֔וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וְהִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הָיְתָ֜ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חֶ֤רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
אִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּרֵעֵ֔הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
מְהוּמָ֖ה
mᵉhûwmâh
H4103
tumult
גְּדוֹלָ֥ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מְאֹֽד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, [and there was] a very great confusion.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul and all of the people who with him were called together, and they came to the battle. And behold, the sword of a man was against his fellow, a very great tumult.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).