1 Samuel 29:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 29:2 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 →
וְסַרְנֵ֤י
çeren
H5633
lord
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
עֹֽבְרִ֔ים
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
לְמֵא֖וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
וְדָוִ֣ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו
ʼîysh
H376
man
עֹֽבְרִ֛ים
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖ה
ʼachărôwn
H314
behind
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אָכִֽישׁ
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
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World English Bible Public Domain
The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the lords of the Philistines were passing over by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing over in the rear with Achish.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).