1 Samuel 22:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 22:14 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 →
וַיַּ֧עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ
ʼĂchîymelek
H288
Ahimelech
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
וּמִ֤י
mîy
H4310
who
בְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כְּדָוִ֣ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
נֶאֱמָ֔ן
ʼâman
H539
to confirm
וַחֲתַ֥ן
châthân
H2860
son-in-law
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְסָ֥ר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָ
mishmaʻath
H4928
subjects
וְנִכְבָּ֥ד
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ
bayith
H1004
house
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into your council, and is honorable in your house?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thine house?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Ahimelech answered the king and said, “Now who among all of your servants is being faithful like David, and the son-in-law of the king, and commander over your bodyguard, and being honored in your house?
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