1 Samuel 26:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:18 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 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֥מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּ֛ה
zeh
H2088
this
אֲדֹנִ֥י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
רֹדֵ֖ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
עַבְדּ֑וֹ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
מֶ֣ה
mâh
H4100
what
עָשִׂ֔יתִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וּמַה
mâh
H4100
what
בְּיָדִ֖י
yâd
H3027
hand
רָעָֽה
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, Why does my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Why this, my master pursuing after his servant? For what have I done, and what evil in my hand?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).