1 Samuel 24:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 24:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
לְשָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לָ֧מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
תִשְׁמַ֛ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
אָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
דָוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
רָעָתֶֽךָ
raʻ
H7451
evil
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to Saul, Why listen you to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your hurt?
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of a man, saying, ‘Behold, David is seeking your harm’?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).