1 Samuel 24:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 24:3 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 →
וַ֠יָּבֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
גִּדְר֨וֹת
gᵉdêrâh
H1448
wall
הַצֹּ֤אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙
derek
H1870
way
וְשָׁ֣ם
shâm
H8033
there
מְעָרָ֔ה
mᵉʻârâh
H4631
cave
וַיָּבֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שָׁא֖וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לְהָסֵ֣ךְ
çâkak
H5526
to cover
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רַגְלָ֑יו
regel
H7272
foot
וְדָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י
yᵉrêkâh
H3411
side
הַמְּעָרָ֖ה
mᵉʻârâh
H4631
cave
יֹשְׁבִֽים
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
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World English Bible Public Domain
He came to the sheep pens by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he came to some pens of sheep on the way, and a cave there. And Saul entered to cover his feet. Now David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).