1 Samuel 23:25 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:25 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 →
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שָׁא֣וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְבַקֵּשׁ֒
bâqash
H1245
to seek
וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְדָוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֵּ֣רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
הַסֶּ֔לַע
çelaʻ
H5553
rock
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
מָע֑וֹן
Mâʻôwn
H4584
Maon
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
אַחֲרֵֽי
ʼachar
H310
after
דָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מִדְבַּ֥ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
מָעֽוֹן
Mâʻôwn
H4584
Maon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul and his men went to seek him. They told David: why he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
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King James Version Public Domain
Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David; wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul and his men went to seek. And they declared to David, and he went down a crag and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard, and he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
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