1 Samuel 20:38 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:38 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
הַנַּ֔עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
מְהֵרָ֥ה
mᵉhêrâh
H4120
haste
ח֖וּשָׁה
chûwsh
H2363
to hasten
אַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּעֲמֹ֑ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
וַיְלַקֵּ֞ט
lâqaṭ
H3950
to gather
נַ֤עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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החצי
chitstsîy
H2678
arrow
הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים
chitstsîy
H2678
arrow
וַיָּבֹ֖א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲדֹנָֽיו
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jonathan cried after the boy, Go fast! Hurry! Don't delay! Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jonathan called after the boy, “Quickly, hurry! Do not stay!” And the boy of Jonathan picked up the arrows and came to his master.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).