1 Samuel 10:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 10:27 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 →
וּבְנֵ֧י
bên
H1121
son
בְלִיַּ֣עַל
bᵉlîyaʻal
H1100
worthlessness
אָמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
יֹּשִׁעֵ֨נוּ֙
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
זֶ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ
bâzâh
H959
to despise
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הֵבִ֥יאוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
ל֖וֹ
מִנְחָ֑ה
minchâh
H4503
offering
וַיְהִ֖י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ
chârash
H2790
to plough
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But some sons of wickedness said, “How shall this save us?” And they despised him, and they did not bring a gift to him. But he was like one being silent.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).