1 Samuel 20:30 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:30 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 →
וַיִּֽחַר
chârâh
H2734
to be angry
אַ֤ף
ʼaph
H639
nose
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
בִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֔וֹ
בֶּֽן
bên
H1121
son
נַעֲוַ֖ת
ʻâvâh
H5753
to twist
הַמַּרְדּ֑וּת
mardûwth
H4780
rebelliousness
הֲל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֗עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
בֹחֵ֤ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
לְבֶן
bên
H1121
son
יִשַׁ֔י
Yishay
H3448
Jesse
לְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔
bôsheth
H1322
shame
וּלְבֹ֖שֶׁת
bôsheth
H1322
shame
עֶרְוַ֥ת
ʻervâh
H6172
nakedness
אִמֶּֽךָ
ʼêm
H517
mother
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don't I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the nose of Saul burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “Son of one perverting herself in rebellion! Do I not know that you are choosing the son of Jesse to your shame and to the shame of the nakedness of your mother?
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