1 Samuel 18:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 18:6 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
בְּבוֹאָ֗ם
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בְּשׁ֤וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
מֵהַכּ֣וֹת
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
הַנָּשִׁ֜ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עָרֵ֤י
ʻîyr
H5892
city
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לשור
shîyr
H7891
to sing
לָשִׁ֣יר
shîyr
H7891
to sing
וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת
mᵉchôlâh
H4246
dance
לִקְרַ֖את
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
שָׁא֣וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בְּתֻפִּ֥ים
tôph
H8596
timbrel
בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה
simchâh
H8057
joy
וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים
shâlîysh
H7991
officer
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when they came, when David returned from striking the Philistine, that the women came out from all of the cities of Israel to sing and the dances to meet Saul the king with tambourines, with joy, and with triples.
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