1 Samuel 14:44 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And Saul saith, `Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.`
English ASV
And Saul said, God do so and more also; for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
English Amplified
Saul answered, May God do so, and more also, for you shall surely die, Jonathan.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Saul answered, May God do so, and more also, for you shall surely die, Jonathan.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Saul declared to him, “May God punish me and do so severely if you do not die, Jonathan!”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And Saul said, God do so [to me] and more also; thou shalt certainly die, Jonathan.
English EASY 2024
Saul said, ‘Jonathan, you must surely die! I ask God to kill me if I do not punish you with death.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Saul said, "I made an oath and asked God to punish me if I didn't keep it. Jonathan, you must die."
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And Saul said, "God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan."
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Saul said to him, “May God strike me dead if you are not put to death!”
English God's Word - GW 1995
Saul said, "May God do worse things to me than are in this curse if you do not die, Jonathan!"
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Saul declared to him, "May God punish me severely if you do not die, Jonathan!"
English KJV 1611
And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
English LSB
And Saul said, “May God do this to me and more also, for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Saul said, “May God do so to me and more also, for you will surely die, Jonathan.”
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Saul said, "May God do this to me and more also, for you shall surely die, Jonathan."
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Saul said, "May God do thus and so to me if you do not indeed die, Jonathan!"
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Saul said, “God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn’t die!”
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Saul said, "Jonathan, I must certainly put you to death. If I don't, may God punish me greatly."
English NIV
Saul said, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not die, Jonathan."
English NKJ 1982
Saul answered, “God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
English NLT
"Yes, Jonathan," Saul said, "you must die! May God strike me dead if you are not executed for this."
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Saul said, "God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan!"
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And Saul said, “God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
“Yes, Jonathan,“ Saul said, “you must die; may God strike me dead if you are not executed for this.“
English Tyndale 1537
Then said Saul God do so and so to me, except that thou die Jonathas.