1 Samuel 25:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 25:8 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 →
שְׁאַ֨ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נְעָרֶ֜יךָ
naʻar
H5288
boy
וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לָ֗ךְ
וְיִמְצְא֨וּ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
הַנְּעָרִ֥ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
חֵן֙
chên
H2580
grace
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
י֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
ט֖וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בָּ֑נוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
תְּנָה
nâthan
H5414
to give
נָּ֗א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אֵת֩
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תִּמְצָ֤א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
יָֽדְךָ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וּלְבִנְךָ֖
bên
H1121
son
לְדָוִֽד
Dâvid
H1732
David
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ask your young men, and they will tell you: therefore let the young men find favor in your eyes; for we come in a good day. Please give whatever comes to your hand, to your servants, and to your son David.
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King James Version Public Domain
Ask thy young men, and they will show thee. Wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Ask your young men, and they will declare to you. So let the young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on a good day. Please give whatever your hand finds to your servants and to your son, to David.’”
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