1 Samuel 20:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:2 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
ל֣וֹ
חָלִילָה֮
châlîylâh
H2486
God forbid
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָמוּת֒
mûwth
H4191
to die
הִנֵּ֡ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
לו
עשה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אָבִ֜י
ʼâb
H1
father
דָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
גָּד֗וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
א֚וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
דָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
קָטֹ֔ן
qâṭân
H6996
small
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִגְלֶ֖ה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אָזְנִ֑י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
וּמַדּוּעַ֩
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
יַסְתִּ֨יר
çâthar
H5641
to hide
אָבִ֥י
ʼâb
H1
father
מִמֶּ֛נִּי
min
H4480
from
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַדָּבָ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
זֹֽאת
zôʼth
H2063
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to him, "Far from it; you shall not die: behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will show it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to him, “Profane! You will not die. Behold, my father does not do a great thing or a small thing and not uncover my ear. So why would my father hide this thing from me? not this!”
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