1 Samuel 25:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 25:2 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 →
וְאִ֨ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּמָע֜וֹן
Mâʻôwn
H4584
Maon
וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ
maʻăseh
H4639
work
בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל
Karmel
H3760
Carmel
וְהָאִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
גָּד֣וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מְאֹ֔ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וְל֛וֹ
צֹ֥אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
אֲלָפִ֖ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
וְאֶ֣לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
עִזִּ֑ים
ʻêz
H5795
female goat
וַיְהִ֛י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בִּגְזֹ֥ז
gazâz
H1494
to shear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צֹאנ֖וֹ
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
בַּכַּרְמֶֽל
Karmel
H3760
Carmel
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World English Bible Public Domain
There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now a man in Maon, and his work in Carmel. And the man very great. For to him 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).