1 Samuel 30:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 30:15 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִי
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַגְּד֣וּד
gᵉdûwd
H1416
troop
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִשָּׁבְעָה֩
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לִּ֨י
בֵֽאלֹהִ֜ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תְּמִיתֵ֗נִי
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
תַּסְגִּרֵ֨נִי֙
çâgar
H5462
to shut
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
אֲדֹנִ֔י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
וְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַגְּד֥וּד
gᵉdûwd
H1416
troop
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to him, Will you bring me down to this troop? He said, Swear to me by God, that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this band?” And he said, “Swear to me by God, if you will cause me to die and if you will enclose me in the hand of my master, and I will bring you down to this band.”
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