1 Samuel 25:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 25:20 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 →
וְהָיָ֞ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הִ֣יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
רֹכֶ֣בֶת
râkab
H7392
to ride
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַחֲמ֗וֹר
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
וְיֹרֶ֨דֶת֙
yârad
H3381
to go down
בְּסֵ֣תֶר
çêther
H5643
hiding place
הָהָ֔ר
har
H2022
mountain
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
דָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו
ʼîysh
H376
man
יֹרְדִ֖ים
yârad
H3381
to go down
לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ
pâgash
H6298
to encounter
אֹתָֽם
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was so, as she rode on her donkey, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that behold, David and his men came down toward her; and she met them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert on the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she was riding on the donkey and going down in the cover of the mountain, and behold, David and his men were coming down to meet her. And she encountered them.
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