1 Samuel 26:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 26:7 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 →
וַיָּבֹא֩
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
דָוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י
ʼĂbîyshay
H52
Abishai
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָם֮
ʻam
H5971
people
לַיְלָה֒
layil
H3915
night
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
שֹׁכֵ֤ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
יָשֵׁן֙
yâshên
H3463
sleeping
בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל
maʻgâl
H4570
track
וַחֲנִית֥וֹ
chănîyth
H2595
spear
מְעוּכָֽה
mâʻak
H4600
to press
בָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מראשתו
mᵉraʼăshâh
H4763
dominion
מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו
mᵉraʼăshâh
H4763
dominion
וְאַבְנֵ֣ר
ʼAbnêr
H74
Abner
וְהָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
שֹׁכְבִ֖ים
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
סביבתו
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
סְבִיבֹתָֽיו
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
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World English Bible Public Domain
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.
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King James Version Public Domain
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David and Abishai came to the people night. And behold, Saul was lying asleep in the wagon-track, and his spear was pressed into the ground by his head. And Abner and the people were lying around him.
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