1 Samuel 29:3
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Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
In other translations
Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559שָׂרֵיsarei[the] commanders ofH8269פְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430מָהmahwhat?H4100הָעִבְרִיםha'ivrim[are] the HebrewsH5680הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אָכִישׁ'akhishAchishH397אֶל־'el-toH413שָׂרֵיsarei[the] commanders ofH8269פְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430הֲלוֹא־halo'-¿ notH3808זֶהzeh[is] thisH2088דָוִדdavidDavidH1732עֶבֶד׀'eved[the] servant ofH5650שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834הָיָהhayahhe has beenH1961אִתִּי'itiwith meH854זֶהzehthisH2088יָמִיםyamimdaysH3117אוֹ־'ov-orH176זֶהzehthisH2088שָׁנִיםshanimyearsH8141וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808מָצָאתִיmatzatiI have foundH4672בוֹvoin <the> himמְאוּמָהme'umahanythingH3972מִיּוֹםmiyomfrom [the] dayH3117נָפְלוֹnafelofell heH5307עַד־'ad-untilH5704הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַזֶּה׃ פhazeh<the> thisH2088
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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