1 Samuel 29:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 29:6 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֨א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אָכִ֜ישׁ
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵ֠לָיו
ʼêl
H413
to
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
יָשָׁ֣ר
yâshâr
H3477
upright
אַתָּ֗ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בְּ֠עֵינַי
ʻayin
H5869
eye
צֵאתְךָ֨
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וּבֹאֲךָ֤
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אִתִּי֙
ʼêth
H854
with
בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
כִּ֠י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
מָצָ֤אתִֽי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
בְךָ֙
רָעָ֔ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
מִיּ֛וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
בֹּאֲךָ֥
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלַ֖י
ʼêl
H413
to
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וּבְעֵינֵ֥י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הַסְּרָנִ֖ים
çeren
H5633
lord
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
אָֽתָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Achish called David, and said to him, As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day: nevertheless the lords don't favor you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Achish called to David and said to him, “The life of Yahweh, that you upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the camp good in my eyes, for I have not found evil in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. But in the eyes of the lords you not good.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).