1 Samuel 22:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 22:1 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 →
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
מִשָּׁ֔ם
shâm
H8033
there
וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מְעָרַ֣ת
mᵉʻârâh
H4631
cave
עֲדֻלָּ֑ם
ʻĂdullâm
H5725
Adullam
וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶחָיו֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
אָבִ֔יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וַיֵּרְד֥וּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֵלָ֖יו
ʼêl
H413
to
שָֽׁמָּה
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
David therefore departed there, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David went from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And his brothers and all of the house of his father heard, and they went down to him there.
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