1 Samuel 26:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:16 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 →
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ט֞וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּה֮
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשִׂיתָ֒
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
בְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
מָ֨וֶת֙
mâveth
H4194
death
אַתֶּ֔ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם
shâmar
H8104
to keep
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מְשִׁ֣יחַ
mâshîyach
H4899
anointed one
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְעַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
רְאֵ֗ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֵֽי
ʼay
H335
where
חֲנִ֥ית
chănîyth
H2595
spear
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צַפַּ֥חַת
tsappachath
H6835
jar
הַמַּ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מראשתו
mᵉraʼăshâh
H4763
dominion
מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו
mᵉraʼăshâh
H4763
dominion
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World English Bible Public Domain
This thing isn't good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, Yahweh's anointed. Now see where the king's spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.
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King James Version Public Domain
This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
This thing that you have done not good. The life of Yahweh, that you sons of death who did not watch over your master, over the anointed one of Yahweh. And now, see, where the spear of the king and the jug of water that by his head?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).