1 Samuel 27:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 27:5 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָכִ֗ישׁ
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
נָא֩
nâʼ
H4994
please
מָצָ֨אתִי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
חֵ֤ן
chên
H2580
grace
בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יִתְּנוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֣י
מָק֗וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
בְּאַחַ֛ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
עָרֵ֥י
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
שָּׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
וְלָ֨מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
יֵשֵׁ֧ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַבְדְּךָ֛
ʻebed
H5650
servant
בְּעִ֥יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה
mamlâkâh
H4467
kingdom
עִמָּֽךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to Achish, If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to Achish, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, may they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and let me dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the city of the kingship with you?”
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