1 Samuel 18:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 18:23 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 →
וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עַבְדֵ֤י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
בְּאָזְנֵ֣י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
דָוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדְּבָרִ֖ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵ֑לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה
qâlal
H7043
to be light
בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן
châthan
H2859
to marry
בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְאָנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
אִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
רָ֥שׁ
rûwsh
H7326
to be poor
וְנִקְלֶֽה
qâlâh
H7034
to disgrace
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, Seems it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David. And David said, “Does it seem light in your eyes to make oneself a son-in-law of the king? And I a poor man, and I am lightly esteemed.”
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