1 Samuel 29:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 29:8 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָכִ֗ישׁ
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מֶ֤ה
mâh
H4100
what
עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וּמַה
mâh
H4100
what
מָּצָ֣אתָ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
בְעַבְדְּךָ֔
ʻebed
H5650
servant
מִיּוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָיִ֣יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְפָנֶ֔יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
עַ֖ד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָבוֹא֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּי
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בְּאֹיְבֵ֖י
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
אֲדֹנִ֥י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what have you found in your servant so long as I have been before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant from the day when I was to your face to this day, that I may not come and fight with the enemies of my lord the king?”
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