1 Samuel 27:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 27:9 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 →
וְהִכָּ֤ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
דָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְחַיֶּ֖ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְאִשָּׁ֑ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְלָקַח֩
lâqach
H3947
to take
צֹ֨אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּבָקָ֜ר
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
וַחֲמֹרִ֤ים
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
וּגְמַלִּים֙
gâmâl
H1581
camel
וּבְגָדִ֔ים
beged
H899
garment
וַיָּ֖שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
וַיָּבֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָכִֽישׁ
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
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World English Bible Public Domain
David struck the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the clothing; and he returned, and came to Achish.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David struck the land and did not let a man or a woman live. And he took sheep and cattle and donkeys and camels and garments. And he returned and came to Achish.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).