1 Samuel 23:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:3 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַנְשֵׁ֤י
ʼîysh
H376
man
דָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֲנַ֥חְנוּ
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
פֹ֛ה
pôh
H6311
here
בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
יְרֵאִ֑ים
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
וְאַף֙
ʼaph
H637
also
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נֵלֵ֣ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
קְעִלָ֔ה
Qᵉʻîylâh
H7084
Keilah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹת
maʻărâkâh
H4634
rank
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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World English Bible Public Domain
David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
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King James Version Public Domain
And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the men of David said to him, “Behold, we afraid here in Judah. And much more if we go to Keilah against the arrays of the Philistines!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).