1 Samuel 29:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 29:9 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 →
וַיַּ֣עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אָכִישׁ֮
ʼĂkîysh
H397
Achish
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִד֒
Dâvid
H1732
David
יָדַ֕עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
אַתָּ֛ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
בְּעֵינַ֖י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אַ֣ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
שָׂרֵ֤י
sar
H8269
prince
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
אָֽמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַעֲלֶ֥ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עִמָּ֖נוּ
ʻim
H5973
with
בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
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World English Bible Public Domain
Achish answered David, I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Achish answered and said to David, “I know that you good in my eyes like an angel of God. Nevertheless, the lords of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us into the battle.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).