1 Samuel 20:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:8 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 →
וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
חֶ֨סֶד֙
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
בִּבְרִ֣ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הֵבֵ֥אתָ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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עַבְדְּךָ֖
ʻebed
H5650
servant
עִמָּ֑ךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
בִּ֤י
עָוֺן֙
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
הֲמִיתֵ֣נִי
mûwth
H4191
to die
אַ֔תָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
אָבִ֖יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
לָמָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
תְבִיאֵֽנִי
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you: but if there be in me iniquity, kill me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then you shall do covenant faithfulness with your servant. For you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you. But if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself. For why this, that should you bring me to your father?”
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