1 Samuel 24:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 24:4 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 →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַנְשֵׁ֨י
ʼîysh
H376
man
דָוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הַיּ֜וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲֽשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָמַ֧ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵלֶ֗יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אָנֹכִ֜י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
נֹתֵ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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איביך
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
אֹֽיִבְךָ֙
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ
yâd
H3027
hand
וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לּ֔וֹ
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִטַ֣ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיָּ֣קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיִּכְרֹ֛ת
kârath
H3772
to cut
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כְּנַֽף
kânâph
H3671
wing
הַמְּעִ֥יל
mᵉʻîyl
H4598
robe
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לְשָׁא֖וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
בַּלָּֽט
lâṭ
H3909
secrecy
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men of David said to him, Behold, the day of which Yahweh said to you, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe secretly.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the men of David said to him, “Behold, today what Yahweh said to you, ‘Behold, I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you will do to him just as is good in your eyes.’” And David arose and cut off the edge of the robe that to Saul, in secrecy.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).