1 Samuel 21:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:15 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 →
חֲסַ֤ר
châçêr
H2638
needy
מְשֻׁגָּעִים֙
shâgaʻ
H7696
to be mad
אָ֔נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
הֲבֵאתֶ֣ם
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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זֶ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֖עַ
shâgaʻ
H7696
to be mad
עָלָ֑י
ʻal
H5921
upon
הֲזֶ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
יָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּיתִֽי
bayith
H1004
house
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
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
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King James Version Public Domain
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Am I lacking ravers, that you have brought this to rave near me? Should this enter into my house?”
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