1 Samuel 20:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:6 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 →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
פָּקֹ֥ד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
יִפְקְדֵ֖נִי
pâqad
H6485
to visit
אָבִ֑יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאָמַרְתָּ֗
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נִשְׁאֹל֩
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
נִשְׁאַ֨ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
מִמֶּ֤נִּי
min
H4480
from
דָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
לָרוּץ֙
rûwts
H7323
to run
בֵּֽית
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
לֶ֣חֶם
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
עִיר֔וֹ
ʻîyr
H5892
city
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
זֶ֧בַח
zebach
H2077
sacrifice
הַיָּמִ֛ים
yôwm
H3117
day
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
If your father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
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King James Version Public Domain
If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If missing, your father misses me, then you shall say, ‘Asking, David asked from me to run Bethlehem, his city, for the sacrifice of days there for all of the clan.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).