Saul Acknowledges His Sin
1 Samuel 26:22
In 11 translations
- BSB
- “Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of the young men come over and get it.
- KJV
- And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
- WEB
- David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and get it.
- ASV
- And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.
- LSV
- And David answers and says, “Behold, the king’s spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;
- YLT
- And David answereth and saith, 'Lo, the king's spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;
- DBY
- And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear, and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
- DRC
- And David answering, said: Behold the king’s spear: let one of the king’s servants come over and fetch it.
- GNV
- Then Dauid answered, and saide, Beholde the Kings speare, let one of the yong men come ouer and set it.
- JPS
- And David answered and said: 'Behold the king's spear! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.
- LXXE
- And David answered and said, Behold, the spear of the king: let one of the servants come over and take it.
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- Written (Ketiv): הַחֲנִית (“the spear of”). Read aloud (Qere): חֲנִ֣ית (“[the] spear of”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads החֲנִ֣ית; read aloud (Qere) reads חֲנִ֣ית (“[the] spear of”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיַּ֤עַן דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה החנית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְיַעֲבֹ֛ר אֶחָ֥ד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖ים וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃Read aloud as (qere): חֲנִ֣ית
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Δαυὶδ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ τὸ δόρυ τοῦ βασιλέως· διελθέτω εἷς τῶν παιδαρίων καὶ λαβέτω αὐτό·
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