1 Samuel 24:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 24:8 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 →
וַיָּ֨קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
דָּוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אַחֲרֵי
ʼachar
H310
after
כֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
וַיֵּצֵא֙
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מן
min
H4480
from
המערה
mᵉʻârâh
H4631
cave
מֵֽהַמְּעָרָ֔ה
mᵉʻârâh
H4631
cave
וַיִּקְרָ֧א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אַֽחֲרֵי
ʼachar
H310
after
שָׁא֛וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לֵאמֹ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיַּבֵּ֤ט
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אַֽחֲרָ֔יו
ʼachar
H310
after
וַיִּקֹּ֨ד
qâdad
H6915
to bow down
דָּוִ֥ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אַפַּ֛יִם
ʼaph
H639
nose
אַ֖רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
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World English Bible Public Domain
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.
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King James Version Public Domain
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David arose after this and came out from the cave. And he called out after Saul, saying, “My master the king!” And Saul looked behind him, and David bowed, nostrils to the ground, and prostrated himself.
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