1 Samuel 23:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:1 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 →
וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְדָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
נִלְחָמִ֣ים
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בִּקְעִילָ֔ה
Qᵉʻîylâh
H7084
Keilah
וְהֵ֖מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
שֹׁסִ֥ים
shâçâh
H8154
to plunder
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַגֳּרָנֽוֹת
gôren
H1637
threshing floor
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World English Bible Public Domain
They told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they declared to David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting with Keilah, and they are plundering the threshing floors!”
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