Acts 13:36 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 13:36 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 →
Δαυεὶδ
Dabíd
G1138
David
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἰδίᾳ
ídios
G2398
one's own
γενεᾷ
geneá
G1074
generation
ὑπηρετήσας
hypēretéō
G5256
to minister
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
βουλῇ
boulḗ
G1012
counsel
ἐκοιμήθη
koimáō
G2837
to sleep
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
προσετέθη
prostíthēmi
G4369
to add
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
πατέρας
patḗr
G3962
father
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἶδεν
horáō
G3708
to see
διαφθοράν
diaphthorá
G1312
corruption
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World English Bible Public Domain
For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.
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King James Version Public Domain
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For indeed David, having served the counsel of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw decay.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).