1 Samuel 30:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 30:23 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַעֲשׂ֥וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
אֶחָ֑י
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֵ֠ת
ʼêth
H854
with
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָתַ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לָ֨נוּ֙
וַיִּשְׁמֹ֣ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
אֹתָ֔נוּ
ʼêth
H853
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וַיִּתֵּ֗ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַגְּד֛וּד
gᵉdûwd
H1416
troop
הַבָּ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עָלֵ֖ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּיָדֵֽנוּ
yâd
H3027
hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said David, You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But David said, “You shall not do thus, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given to us. For he has kept us and given the band having come against us into our hand.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).