1 Samuel 24:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 24:16 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּכַלּ֣וֹת
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לְדַבֵּ֞ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדְּבָרִ֤ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
הֲקֹלְךָ֥
qôwl
H6963
voice
זֶ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
בְּנִ֣י
bên
H1121
son
דָוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיִּשָּׂ֥א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
שָׁא֛וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
קֹל֖וֹ
qôwl
H6963
voice
וַיֵּֽבְךְּ
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
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World English Bible Public Domain
It came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, Is this your voice, my son David? Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, as David finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “ this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).