1 Samuel 1:26 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 1:26 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בִּ֣י
bîy
H994
please
אֲדֹנִ֔י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
חֵ֥י
chay
H2416
living
נַפְשְׁךָ֖
nephesh
H5315
soul
אֲדֹנִ֑י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
הָאִשָּׁ֗ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הַנִּצֶּ֤בֶת
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עִמְּכָה֙
ʻim
H5973
with
בָּזֶ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
She said, Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she said, “Please, my lord! The life of your soul, my lord, I the woman having stationed herself with you in this to pray to Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).