1 Samuel 27:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 27:8 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 →
וַיַּ֤עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ
pâshaṭ
H6584
to strip
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥י
Gᵉshûwrîy
H1651
Geshurite
והגרזי
Gizrîy
H1511
Gerezites
וְהַגִּזְרִ֖י
Gizrîy
H1511
Gerezites
וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י
ʻĂmâlêqîy
H6003
Amalekite
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הֵ֜נָּה
hênnâh
H2007
these
יֹשְׁב֤וֹת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
הָאָ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
בּוֹאֲךָ֥
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שׁ֖וּרָה
Shûwr
H7793
Shur
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
David and his men went up, and made a raid on the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those [nations] were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as you go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David and his men went up and raided against the Geshurite and the Girzite and the Amalekite (for they were dwelling in the land, that from ancient times) in your going to Shur and to the land of Egypt.
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