1 Samuel 26:10 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:10 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יִגָּפֶ֑נּוּ
nâgaph
H5062
to strike
אֽוֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
יוֹמ֤וֹ
yôwm
H3117
day
יָבוֹא֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וָמֵ֔ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
א֧וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
יֵרֵ֖ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
וְנִסְפָּֽה
çâphâh
H5595
to sweep away
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said, As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
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King James Version Public Domain
David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said, “The life of Yahweh—but rather Yahweh will strike him, or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into a battle and be swept away—
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