1 Samuel 27:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 27:1 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לִבּ֔וֹ
lêb
H3820
heart
עַתָּ֛ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
אֶסָּפֶ֥ה
çâphâh
H5595
to sweep away
יוֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֶחָ֖ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
שָׁא֑וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לִ֨י
ט֜וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הִמָּלֵ֥ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
אִמָּלֵ֣ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ
yâʼash
H2976
to despair
מִמֶּ֤נִּי
min
H4480
from
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי
bâqash
H1245
to seek
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
גְּב֣וּל
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
מִיָּדֽוֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to his heart, “Now I will be swept away one day by the hand of Saul. no good for me except escaping, I should escape to the land of the Philistines. And Saul will despair of me to seek me again in all of the border of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).