1 Samuel 24:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 24:21 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 →
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לִּי֙
בַּֽיהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תַּכְרִ֥ית
kârath
H3772
to cut
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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זַרְעִ֖י
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אַֽחֲרָ֑י
ʼachar
H310
after
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
תַּשְׁמִ֥יד
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
שְׁמִ֖י
shêm
H8034
name
מִבֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
אָבִֽי
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
Swear now therefore to me by Yahweh, that you will not cut off my seed after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house.
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King James Version Public Domain
Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now, swear to me by Yahweh, if you shall cut off my seed after me, and if you shall destroy my name from the house of my father!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).