1 Samuel 23:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:8 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 →
וַיְשַׁמַּ֥ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
שָׁא֛וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
לָרֶ֣דֶת
yârad
H3381
to go down
קְעִילָ֔ה
Qᵉʻîylâh
H7084
Keilah
לָצ֥וּר
tsûwr
H6696
to besiege
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲנָשָֽׁיו
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul made all of the people hear for battle, to go down Keilah, to besiege against David and against his men.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).