1 Samuel 20:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:1 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 →
וַיִּבְרַ֣ח
bârach
H1272
to flee
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מנוות
Nâvîyth
H5121
Naioth
מִנָּי֖וֹת
Nâvîyth
H5121
Naioth
בָּרָמָ֑ה
Râmâh
H7414
Ramah
וַיָּבֹ֞א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
מֶ֤ה
mâh
H4100
what
עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מֶֽה
mâh
H4100
what
עֲוֺנִ֤י
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
וּמֶֽה
mâh
H4100
what
חַטָּאתִי֙
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
אָבִ֔יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נַפְשִֽׁי
nephesh
H5315
soul
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World English Bible Public Domain
David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity?" and "What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah. And he came and said to the face of Jonathan, “What have I done? What my iniquity? And what my sin to the face of your father, that seeking my life?”
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