1 Samuel 21:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:12 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 →
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַדְּבָרִ֥ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵ֖לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
בִּלְבָב֑וֹ
lêbâb
H3824
heart
וַיִּרָ֣א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מְאֹ֔ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
אָכִ֥ישׁ
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
גַּֽת
Gath
H1661
Gath
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
-
King James Version Public Domain
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David put these words in his heart, and he was very afraid from the face of Achish, the king of Gath.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).