1 Samuel 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:3 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 →
וַתֹּאבַ֨דְנָה֙
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת
ʼâthôwn
H860
donkey
לְקִ֖ישׁ
Qîysh
H7027
Kish
אֲבִ֣י
ʼâb
H1
father
שָׁא֑וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
קִ֜ישׁ
Qîysh
H7027
Kish
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֣וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
בְּנ֗וֹ
bên
H1121
son
קַח
lâqach
H3947
to take
נָ֤א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אִתְּךָ֙
ʼêth
H854
with
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אַחַ֣ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
וְק֣וּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
לֵ֔ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
בַּקֵּ֖שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָאֲתֹנֹֽת
ʼâthôwn
H860
donkey
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World English Bible Public Domain
The donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go seek the donkeys.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the female donkeys of Kish, the father of Saul, became lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, “Please take one of the servants with you and arise, go seek the female donkeys.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).