1 Samuel 21:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:2 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לַאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ
ʼĂchîymelek
H288
Ahimelech
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
הַמֶּלֶךְ֮
melek
H4428
king
צִוַּ֣נִי
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
דָבָר֒
dâbâr
H1697
word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלַ֗י
ʼêl
H413
to
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יֵ֧דַע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
מְא֛וּמָה
mᵉʼûwmâh
H3972
anything
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַדָּבָ֛ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָנֹכִ֥י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
שֹׁלֵֽחֲךָ֖
shâlach
H7971
to send
וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוִּיתִ֑ךָ
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַנְּעָרִ֣ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
יוֹדַ֔עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מְק֥וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
פְּלֹנִ֖י
pᵉlônîy
H6423
certain one
אַלְמוֹנִֽי
ʼalmônîy
H492
someone
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has commanded me a business, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you: and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me a matter and has said to me, ‘May a man not know anything the matter which I am sending you and which I have commanded you.’ And I have informed the young men about a certain unnamed place.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).