1 Samuel 24:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 24:2 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
אֲלָפִ֛ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בָּח֖וּר
bâchar
H977
to choose
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו
ʼîysh
H376
man
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
צוּרֵ֥י
tsûwr
H6697
rock
הַיְּעֵלִֽים
yâʻêl
H3277
mountain goat
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul took 3,000 men, chosen from all of Israel. And he went to seek David and his men on the face of the cliffs of the wild goats.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).