1 Samuel 20:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:12 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
יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
יְהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֤י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֶחְקֹ֣ר
châqar
H2713
to search
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אָבִ֗י
ʼâb
H1
father
כָּעֵ֤ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
מָחָר֙
mâchâr
H4279
tomorrow
הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
וְהִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
ט֖וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָז֙
ʼâz
H227
then
אֶשְׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְגָלִ֖יתִי
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אָזְנֶֽךָ
ʼôzen
H241
ear
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jonathan said to David, Yahweh, the God of Israel, [be witness]: when I have sounded my father about this time tomorrow, [or] the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send to you, and disclose it to you?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and show it thee;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jonathan said to David, “ Yahweh, the God of Israel, that I will examine my father around this time tomorrow, the third day. And behold, good to David, then will I not then send to you and uncover your ear?
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