1 Samuel 23:24 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:24 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 →
וַיָּק֛וּמוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
זִ֖יפָה
Zîyph
H2128
Ziph
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
שָׁא֑וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וְדָוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּמִדְבַּ֤ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
מָעוֹן֙
Mâʻôwn
H4584
Maon
בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה
ʻărâbâh
H6160
wilderness
אֶ֖ל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְמִ֥ין
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן
yᵉshîymôwn
H3452
wilderness
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World English Bible Public Domain
They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they arose and went Ziph to the face of Saul. Now David and his men in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah at the south of Jeshimon.
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