1 Samuel 16:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 16:19 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
שָׁא֛וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
מַלְאָכִ֖ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִשָׁ֑י
Yishay
H3448
Jesse
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שִׁלְחָ֥ה
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלַ֛י
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֥ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בִּנְךָ֖
bên
H1121
son
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּצֹּֽאן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse. And he said, “Send to me David your son, who with the flock.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).