1 Samuel 21:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:8 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ
ʼĂchîymelek
H288
Ahimelech
וְאִ֛ין
ʼîyn
H371
Is there not
יֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
פֹּ֥ה
pôh
H6311
here
תַֽחַת
tachath
H8478
under
יָדְךָ֖
yâd
H3027
hand
חֲנִ֣ית
chănîyth
H2595
spear
אוֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
חָ֑רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
גַם
gam
H1571
also
חַרְבִּ֤י
chereb
H2719
sword
וְגַם
gam
H1571
also
כֵּלַי֙
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
לָקַ֣חְתִּי
lâqach
H3947
to take
בְיָדִ֔י
yâd
H3027
hand
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
דְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
נָחֽוּץ
nâchats
H5169
to urge
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to Ahimelech, Isn't there here under your hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to Ahimelech, “And is there not here under your hand a spear or a sword? For both my sword and also my weapons I did not take in my hand, because the matter of the king was being urged.”
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