1 Samuel 18:30 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 18:30 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 →
וַיֵּצְא֖וּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
שָׂרֵ֣י
sar
H8269
prince
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִדֵּ֣י
day
H1767
enough
צֵאתָ֗ם
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
שָׂכַ֤ל
sâkal
H7919
to be prudent
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
מִכֹּל֙
kôl
H3605
all
עַבְדֵ֣י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיִּיקַ֥ר
yâqar
H3365
to be precious
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
מְאֹֽד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it happened, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the commanders of the Philistines came out, and it happened that, whenever they came out, David was more successful than all of the servants of Saul, and his name became greatly precious.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).