1 Samuel 25:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 25:21 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 →
וְדָוִ֣ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אָמַ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַךְ֩
ʼak
H389
surely
לַשֶּׁ֨קֶר
sheqer
H8267
lie
שָׁמַ֜רְתִּי
shâmar
H8104
to keep
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לָזֶה֙
zeh
H2088
this
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נִפְקַ֥ד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
ל֖וֹ
מְא֑וּמָה
mᵉʼûwmâh
H3972
anything
וַיָּֽשֶׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
לִ֥י
רָעָ֖ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
תַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
טוֹבָֽה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him: and he has returned me evil for good.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now David had said, “Surely for a lie I kept all that to this in the wilderness, and not anything was missed from all that to him. For he has returned evil to me for good.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).