1 Samuel 23:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:7 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 →
וַיֻּגַּ֣ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְשָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
בָ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
דָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
קְעִילָ֑ה
Qᵉʻîylâh
H7084
Keilah
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
נִכַּ֨ר
nâkar
H5234
to know
אֹת֤וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּיָדִ֔י
yâd
H3027
hand
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
נִסְגַּ֣ר
çâgar
H5462
to shut
לָב֔וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בְּעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
דְּלָתַ֥יִם
deleth
H1817
door
וּבְרִֽיחַ
bᵉrîyach
H1280
bar
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it was declared to Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand. For he has enclosed himself by entering into a city of doors and a bar.”
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