1 Samuel 19:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 19:4 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 →
וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
בְּדָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
ט֔וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֖וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אָבִ֑יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵ֠לָיו
ʼêl
H413
to
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יֶחֱטָ֨א
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
בְדָוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ל֤וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
חָטָא֙
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
לָ֔ךְ
וְכִ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
מַעֲשָׂ֖יו
maʻăseh
H4639
work
טוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לְךָ֥
מְאֹֽד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Don't let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you:
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and he said to him, “May the king not sin against his servant, against David, for he has not sinned against you, but surely his deeds very good for you.
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