1 Samuel 27:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 27:11 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 →
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World English Bible Public Domain
David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so has been his manner all the while he has lived in the country of the Philistines.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now David did not let a man or a woman live to bring Gath, saying, “Lest they declare about us, saying, ‘Thus did David do.’” And this his custom all of the days that he dwelled in the field of the Philistines.
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