1 Samuel 18:10 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 18:10 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת
mochŏrâth
H4283
morrow
וַתִּצְלַ֣ח
tsâlach
H6743
to prosper
רוּחַ֩
rûwach
H7307
spirit
אֱלֹהִ֨ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
רָעָ֤ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣א
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
בְתוֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַבַּ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
וְדָוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מְנַגֵּ֥ן
nâgan
H5059
to play stringed instrument
בְּיָד֖וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
כְּי֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
בְּי֑וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וְהַחֲנִ֖ית
chănîyth
H2595
spear
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
שָׁאֽוּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened on the next day that a bad spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. And David was playing by his hand, as day by day. And a spear in the hand of Saul.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).