1 Samuel 1:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 1:8 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֜הּ
אֶלְקָנָ֣ה
ʼElqânâh
H511
Elkanah
אִישָׁ֗הּ
ʼîysh
H376
man
חַנָּה֙
Channâh
H2584
Hannah
לָ֣מֶה
mâh
H4100
what
תִבְכִּ֗י
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
וְלָ֨מֶה֙
mâh
H4100
what
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹֽאכְלִ֔י
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְלָ֖מֶה
mâh
H4100
what
יֵרַ֣ע
yâraʻ
H3415
to tremble
לְבָבֵ֑ךְ
lêbâb
H3824
heart
הֲל֤וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָֽנֹכִי֙
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לָ֔ךְ
מֵעֲשָׂרָ֖ה
ʻeser
H6235
ten
בָּנִֽים
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why weep you? and why don't you eat? and why is your heart grieved? am I not better to you than ten sons?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart bad? I not better for you than ten sons?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).