1 Samuel 26:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:20 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 →
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יִפֹּ֤ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
דָּֽמִי֙
dâm
H1818
blood
אַ֔רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
מִנֶּ֖גֶד
neged
H5048
before
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יָצָ֞א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְבַקֵּשׁ֙
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ
parʻôsh
H6550
flea
אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִרְדֹּ֥ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
הַקֹּרֵ֖א
qôrêʼ
H7124
partridge
בֶּהָרִֽים
har
H2022
mountain
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore, don't let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one does hunt a partridge in the mountains.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now, do not let my blood fall to the earth from before the face of Yahweh. For the king of Israel has come out to seek one flea, just as one pursues a partridge in the mountains.”
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