1 Samuel 26:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:17 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 →
וַיַּכֵּ֤ר
nâkar
H5234
to know
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲקוֹלְךָ֥
qôwl
H6963
voice
זֶ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
בְּנִ֣י
bên
H1121
son
דָוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
קוֹלִ֖י
qôwl
H6963
voice
אֲדֹנִ֥י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this your voice, my son David? David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul recognized the voice of David and said, “ this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “My voice, my lord the king.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).