1 Samuel 14:40 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 14:40 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
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אַתֶּם֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
תִּֽהְיוּ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְעֵ֣בֶר
ʻêber
H5676
side
אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
וַֽאֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן
Yôwnâthân
H3129
Jonathan
בְּנִ֔י
bên
H1121
son
נִהְיֶ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְעֵ֣בֶר
ʻêber
H5676
side
אֶחָ֑ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
הַטּ֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
עֲשֵֽׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said he to all Israel, Be you on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. The people said to Saul, Do what seems good to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he said to all of Israel, “You will be to one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be to one side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do the good in your eyes.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).