1 Samuel 21:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:7 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 →
וְשָׁ֡ם
shâm
H8033
there
אִישׁ֩
ʼîysh
H376
man
מֵעַבְדֵ֨י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נֶעְצָר֙
ʻâtsâr
H6113
to restrain
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וּשְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
דֹּאֵ֣ג
Dôʼêg
H1673
Doeg
הָאֲדֹמִ֑י
ʼĔdômîy
H130
Edomite
אַבִּ֥יר
ʼabbîyr
H47
mighty
הָרֹעִ֖ים
rôʻîy
H7473
shepherd
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לְשָׁאֽוּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now a man there from the servants of Saul on that day. He was detained to the face of Yahweh. And his name Doeg the Edomite, the chief of the herders who to Saul.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).