1 Samuel 22:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 22:17 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לָרָצִים֩
rûwts
H7323
to run
הַנִּצָּבִ֨ים
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עָלָ֜יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
סֹ֥בּוּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
וְהָמִ֣יתוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
כֹּהֲנֵ֣י
kôhên
H3548
priest
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
גַם
gam
H1571
also
יָדָם֙
yâd
H3027
hand
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וְכִ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
יָֽדְעוּ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
בֹרֵ֣חַ
bârach
H1272
to flee
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
גָל֖וּ
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אזנו
ʼôzen
H241
ear
אָזְנִ֑י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָב֞וּ
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
עַבְדֵ֤י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יָדָ֔ם
yâd
H3027
hand
לִפְגֹ֖עַ
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
בְּכֹהֲנֵ֥י
kôhên
H3548
priest
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said to the guard who stood about him, Turn, and kill the priests of Yahweh; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and didn't disclose it to me. But the servants of the king wouldn't put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to the runners having stationed themselves beside him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because their hand also with David, and because they knew that he was fleeing but they did not uncover my ear.” But the servants of the king were not willing to stretch out their hand to attack the priests of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).