1 Samuel 23:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:16 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 →
וַיָּ֨קָם֙
qûwm
H6965
to rise
יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
חֹ֑רְשָׁה
chôresh
H2793
forest
וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יָד֖וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
בֵּאלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jonathan, the son of Saul, arose and went to David in the forest. And he strengthened his hand in God.
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