1 Samuel 20:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:31 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיָּמִ֗ים
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
יִשַׁי֙
Yishay
H3448
Jesse
חַ֣י
châyay
H2425
to live
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִכּ֖וֹן
kûwn
H3559
to be established
אַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
שְׁלַ֨ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
וְקַ֤ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֹתוֹ֙
ʼêth
H853
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אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
מָ֖וֶת
mâveth
H4194
death
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.
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King James Version Public Domain
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For all of the days that the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you will not be established, nor your kingdom. And now, send and take him to me, for he a son of death.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).