1 Samuel 26:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:12 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 →
וַיִּקַּח֩
lâqach
H3947
to take
דָּוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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הַחֲנִ֜ית
chănîyth
H2595
spear
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צַפַּ֤חַת
tsappachath
H6835
jar
הַמַּ֨יִם֙
mayim
H4325
water
מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣י
raʼăshôth
H7226
head place
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
לָהֶ֑ם
וְאֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
רֹאֶה֩
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְאֵ֨ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יוֹדֵ֜עַ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
וְאֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מֵקִ֗יץ
qûwts
H6974
to awake
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
כֻלָּם֙
kôl
H3605
all
יְשֵׁנִ֔ים
yâshên
H3462
to sleep
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
תַּרְדֵּמַ֣ת
tardêmâh
H8639
deep sleep
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
נָפְלָ֖ה
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עֲלֵיהֶֽם
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head; and they got them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh was fallen on them.
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King James Version Public Domain
So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David took the spear and the jug of water from the head of Saul, and they went for themselves. And none was seeing, and none was knowing, and none was awakening, for all of them were sleeping, because a deep sleep of Yahweh had fallen on them.
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