1 Samuel 9:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:5 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 →
הֵ֗מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
בָּ֚אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
צ֔וּף
Tsûwph
H6689
Zuph
וְשָׁא֥וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אָמַ֛ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְנַעֲר֥וֹ
naʻar
H5288
boy
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עִמּ֖וֹ
ʻim
H5973
with
לְכָ֣ה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְנָשׁ֑וּבָה
shûwb
H7725
to return
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
יֶחְדַּ֥ל
châdal
H2308
to cease
אָבִ֛י
ʼâb
H1
father
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת
ʼâthôwn
H860
donkey
וְדָ֥אַג
dâʼag
H1672
to fear
לָֽנוּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, Come, and let us return, lest my father leave off caring for the donkeys, and be anxious for us.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They came into the land of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, and let us return, lest my father cease from the female donkeys and become concerned about us.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).