1 Samuel 26:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:2 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 →
וַיָּ֣קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיֵּ֨רֶד֙
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מִדְבַּר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
זִ֔יף
Zîyph
H2128
Ziph
וְאִתּ֛וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
אֲלָפִ֥ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּחוּרֵ֣י
bâchar
H977
to choose
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בְּמִדְבַּר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
זִֽיף
Zîyph
H2128
Ziph
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and with him 3,000 men, chosen of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).