1 Samuel 21:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
Achish said to his servants, "Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me?

New Living Translation
Finally, King Achish said to his men, “Must you bring me a madman?

English Standard Version
Then Achish said to his servants, “Behold, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?

Berean Study Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?

New American Standard Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is behaving like an insane person. Why do you bring him to me?

NASB 1995
Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me?

NASB 1977
Then Achish said to his servants, “Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me?

Amplified Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see that the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?

Christian Standard Bible
“Look! You can see the man is crazy,” Achish said to his servants. “Why did you bring him to me?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Look! You can see the man is crazy," Achish said to his servants. "Why did you bring him to me?

Contemporary English Version
"Look at him!" Achish said to his officers. "You can see he's crazy. Why did you bring him to me?

Good News Translation
So Achish said to his officials, "Look! The man is crazy! Why did you bring him to me?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Achish said to his officers, "Look at him! Don't you see [that he's] insane? Why bring him to me?

International Standard Version
Achish told his officials, "Look, you see a person acting like a madman. Why'd you bring him to me?

NET Bible
Achish said to his servants, "Look at this madman! Why did you bring him to me?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

New King James Version
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?

King James 2000 Bible
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, you see the man is mad: why then have you brought him to me?

New Heart English Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?

World English Bible
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?

American King James Version
Then said Achish to his servants, See, you see the man is mad: why then have you brought him to me?

American Standard Version
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

A Faithful Version
Then Achish said to his servants, "Lo, you see the man is mad. Why have you brought him to me?

Darby Bible Translation
And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me?

English Revised Version
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Achish to his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: why then have ye brought him to me?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then said Achish vnto his seruants, Lo, ye see the man is beside him selfe, wherefore haue ye brought him to me?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then sayd Achis vnto his seruauntes: Lo, ye see that this man is besyde him selfe, wherfore then haue ye brought him to me?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then sayde Achis vnto his seruauntes: Beholde, ye se that the man is out of his wyt, why haue ye brought him vnto me?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Achish says to his servants, “Behold, you see a man acting as a madman; why do you bring him to me?

Young's Literal Translation
And Achish saith unto his servants, 'Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?

Smith's Literal Translation
The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for 1 Sam 21:15 And Achish will say to his servants, Behold, ye will see the man raving: wherefore will ye bring him to me?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Achish said to his servants: “You saw that the man is insane. Why did you bring him to me?

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he changed his sensibility in his eyes and was disfigured in their eyes, and he sat down at the door post of the door and he put spittle on his beard

Lamsa Bible
Then Achish said to his servants. Lo, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then said Achish unto his servants: 'Lo, when ye see a man that is mad, wherefore do ye bring him to me?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is mad: why have ye brought him in to me?
















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