1 Samuel 26:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:1 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַזִּפִים֙
Zîyphîy
H2130
Ziphites
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
הַגִּבְעָ֖תָה
Gibʻâh
H1390
Gibeah
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲל֨וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
דָוִ֤ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מִסְתַּתֵּר֙
çâthar
H5641
to hide
בְּגִבְעַ֣ת
gibʻâh
H1389
hill
הַחֲכִילָ֔ה
Chăkîylâh
H2444
Hachilah
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַיְשִׁימֹֽן
yᵉshîymôwn
H3452
wilderness
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doesn't David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?
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King James Version Public Domain
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “ not David hiding himself on the hill of Hakilah, on the face of Jeshimon?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).