1 Samuel 20:29 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:29 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 →
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שַׁלְּחֵ֣נִי
shâlach
H7971
to send
נָ֡א
nâʼ
H4994
please
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
זֶבַח֩
zebach
H2077
sacrifice
מִשְׁפָּחָ֨ה
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
לָ֜נוּ
בָּעִ֗יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְה֤וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
צִוָּֽה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
לִי֙
אָחִ֔י
ʼâch
H251
brother
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
מָצָ֤אתִי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
חֵן֙
chên
H2580
grace
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אִמָּ֥לְטָה
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
נָּ֖א
nâʼ
H4994
please
וְאֶרְאֶ֣ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶחָ֑י
ʼâch
H251
brother
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֣ן
kên
H3651
thus
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
בָ֔א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שֻׁלְחַ֖ן
shulchân
H7979
table
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
and he said, Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he has commanded me [to be there]: and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away, I pray you, and see my brothers. Therefore he is not come to the king's table.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, ‘Please let me go. For the sacrifice of our clan in the city, and my brother himself has commanded me. And now, if I have found favor in your eyes, may I please go away, and may I see my brothers.’ Therefore he has not come to the table of the king.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).