1 Samuel 21:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:11 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עַבְדֵ֤י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אָכִישׁ֙
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הֲלוֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
זֶ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
דָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הֲל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
לָזֶ֗ה
zeh
H2088
this
יַעֲנ֤וּ
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
בַמְּחֹלוֹת֙
mᵉchôlâh
H4246
dance
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִכָּ֤ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
באלפו
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
וְדָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
ברבבתו
rᵉbâbâh
H7233
myriad
בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו
rᵉbâbâh
H7233
myriad
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World English Bible Public Domain
The servants of Achish said to him, "Isn't this David the king of the land? Didn't they sing one to another about him in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands?'"
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King James Version Public Domain
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the servants of Achish said to him, “ not this David the king of the land? Do they not sing about this in the dances, saying, ‘Saul has struck his thousands, and David his myriads’?”
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