1 Samuel 23:10 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:10 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 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֮
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִד֒
Dâvid
H1732
David
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
שָׁמֹ֤עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
שָׁמַע֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
עַבְדְּךָ֔
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
שָׁא֖וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לָב֣וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
קְעִילָ֑ה
Qᵉʻîylâh
H7084
Keilah
לְשַׁחֵ֥ת
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
לָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
בַּעֲבוּרִֽי
ʻâbûwr
H5668
because of
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said David, O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said, “Yahweh, God of Israel, hearing, your servant has heard that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah, to destroy the city because of me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).