1 Samuel 9:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:20 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 →
וְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹת
ʼâthôwn
H860
donkey
הָאֹבְד֣וֹת
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
לְךָ֗
הַיּוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
הַיָּמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תָּ֧שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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לִבְּךָ֛
lêb
H3820
heart
לָהֶ֖ם
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
נִמְצָ֑אוּ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
וּלְמִי֙
mîy
H4310
who
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חֶמְדַּ֣ת
chemdâh
H2532
desirable
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
הֲל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
לְךָ֔
וּלְכֹ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
אָבִֽיךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, don't set your mind on them; for they are found. For whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you, and for all your father's house?
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King James Version Public Domain
And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now as for the female donkeys to you having become lost today, three days, do not set your heart to them, for they have been found. Now to whom is all of the desire of Israel? not to you and to all of the house of your father?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).