1 Samuel 26:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:3 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 →
וַיִּ֨חַן
chânâh
H2583
to encamp
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
בְּגִבְעַ֣ת
gibʻâh
H1389
hill
הַחֲכִילָ֗ה
Chăkîylâh
H2444
Hachilah
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַיְשִׁימֹ֖ן
yᵉshîymôwn
H3452
wilderness
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַדָּ֑רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וְדָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
יֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
וַיַּ֕רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
בָ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שָׁא֛וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אַחֲרָ֖יו
ʼachar
H310
after
הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul camped on the hill of Hakilah, which on the face of Jeshimon, by the road. But David was staying in the wilderness. And he saw that Saul was coming after him into the wilderness.
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