1 Samuel 23:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:14 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 →
וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
דָּוִ֤ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בַּמִּדְבָּר֙
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת
mᵉtsad
H4679
stronghold
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָּהָ֖ר
har
H2022
mountain
בְּמִדְבַּר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
זִ֑יף
Zîyph
H2128
Ziph
וַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיָּמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נְתָנ֥וֹ
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּיָדֽוֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David stayed in the wilderness, in the strongholds, and he stayed in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him all of the days, but God did not give him into his hand.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).