1 Samuel 23:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:19 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 →
וַיַּעֲל֤וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
זִפִים֙
Zîyphîy
H2130
Ziphites
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
הַגִּבְעָ֖תָה
Gibʻâh
H1390
Gibeah
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
דָ֠וִד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מִסְתַּתֵּ֨ר
çâthar
H5641
to hide
עִמָּ֤נוּ
ʻim
H5973
with
בַמְּצָדוֹת֙
mᵉtsad
H4679
stronghold
בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה
chôresh
H2793
forest
בְּגִבְעַת֙
gibʻâh
H1389
hill
הַֽחֲכִילָ֔ה
Chăkîylâh
H2444
Hachilah
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מִימִ֥ין
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן
yᵉshîymôwn
H3452
wilderness
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doesn't David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding himself among us in strongholds in the forest on the hill of Hakilah, which from the south of Jeshimon?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).