1 Samuel 30:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 30:8 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 →
וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
דָּוִ֤ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בַּֽיהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶרְדֹּ֛ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
אַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
הַגְּדוּד
gᵉdûwd
H1416
troop
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
הַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּ
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לוֹ֙
רְדֹ֔ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הַשֵּׂ֥ג
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
תַּשִּׂ֖יג
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
וְהַצֵּ֥ל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
תַּצִּֽיל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
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World English Bible Public Domain
David inquired of Yahweh, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? He answered him, Pursue; for you shall surely overtake [them], and shall without fail recover [all].
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King James Version Public Domain
And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I pursue after this band? Will I overtake it?” And he said to him, “Pursue, for overtaking, you will overtake, and delivering, you will deliver.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).