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1 Samuel 28:2

And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.

KJV

Dixitque David ad Achis : Nunc scies quæ facturus est servus tuus. Et ait Achis ad David : Et ego custodem capitis mei ponam te cunctis diebus.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Δαυεὶδ πρὸς Ἀγχούς Οὕτω νῦν γνώσει ἃ ποιήσει ὁ δοῦλός σου· καὶ εἶπεν Ἀγχοὺς πρὸς Δαυείδ Οὕτως ἀρχισωματοφύλακα θήσομαί σε πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.

LXX

And David said to Achish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל אָכִ֔ישׁ לָ/כֵן֙ אַתָּ֣ה תֵדַ֔ע אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אָכִישׁ֙ אֶל דָּוִ֔ד לָ/כֵ֗ן שֹׁמֵ֧ר לְ/רֹאשִׁ֛/י אֲשִֽׂימְ/ךָ֖ כָּל הַ/יָּמִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָכִ֥ישׁ
'kysh
proper_noun · 21×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 21:6 — Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.