1 Samuel 23:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:12 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
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּ
çâgar
H5462
to shut
בַּעֲלֵ֧י
baʻal
H1167
husband
קְעִילָ֛ה
Qᵉʻîylâh
H7084
Keilah
אֹתִ֥י
ʼêth
H853
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וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲנָשַׁ֖י
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
שָׁא֑וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יַסְגִּֽירוּ
çâgar
H5462
to shut
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up to me and my men into the hand of Saul? Yahweh said, They will deliver you up.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said, “Will the lords of Keilah enclose me and my men in the hand of Saul?” And Yahweh said, “They will enclose.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).