1 Samuel 28:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 28:1 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 →
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיָּמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
הָהֵ֔ם
hêm
H1992
they
וַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּ
qâbats
H6908
to gather
פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙
machăneh
H4264
camp
לַצָּבָ֔א
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָכִישׁ֙
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
יָדֹ֣עַ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
תֵּדַ֗ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
אִתִּי֙
ʼêth
H854
with
תֵּצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
בַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
אַתָּ֖ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, Know you assuredly, that you shall go out with me in the host, you and your men.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened in those days that the Philistines gathered their camps for war, to fight with Israel. And Achish said to David, “Knowing, you know that you shall go out with me into the camp, you and your men.”
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