1 Samuel 19:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 19:17 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מִיכַ֗ל
Mîykâl
H4324
Michal
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
כָּ֨כָה֙
kâkâh
H3602
thus
רִמִּיתִ֔נִי
râmâh
H7411
to throw
וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥י
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֹיְבִ֖י
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
וַיִּמָּלֵ֑ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִיכַל֙
Mîykâl
H4324
Michal
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
הוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אָמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלַ֛י
ʼêl
H413
to
שַׁלְּחִ֖נִי
shâlach
H7971
to send
לָמָ֥ה
mâh
H4100
what
אֲמִיתֵֽךְ
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul said to Michal, Why have you deceived me thus, and let my enemy go, so that he is escaped? Michal answered Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I kill you?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and let my enemy go, so that he rescued himself?” And Michal said to Saul, “He himself said to me, ‘Let me go. Why should I kill you?’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).