1 Samuel 23:28 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:28 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 →
וַיָּ֣שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
מִרְדֹף֙
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
דָוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
לִקְרַ֣את
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
קָֽרְאוּ֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לַמָּק֣וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
סֶ֖לַע
Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth
H5555
Sela-hammahlekoth
הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת
Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth
H5555
Sela-hammahlekoth
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul returned from pursuing after David, and he went to meet the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).