1 Samuel 24:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 24:1 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁ֣ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י
ʼachar
H310
after
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לוֹ֙
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
דָוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
עֵ֥ין
ʻÊyn Gedîy
H5872
En-gedi
גֶּֽדִי
ʻÊyn Gedîy
H5872
En-gedi
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when Saul returned from after the Philistines, that they declared to him, saying, “Behold, David in the wilderness of En Gedi.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).