1 Samuel 21:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:14 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 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָכִ֖ישׁ
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֲבָדָ֑יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
תִרְאוּ֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַ
shâgaʻ
H7696
to be mad
לָ֛מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
תָּבִ֥יאוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
אֵלָֽי
ʼêl
H413
to
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
Then said Achish to his servants, Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Achish said to his servants, “Behold, you see a man raving. Why did you bring him to me?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).