1 Samuel 11:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 11:2 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם
ʼêl
H413
to
נָחָשׁ֙
Nâchâsh
H5176
Nahash
הָעַמּוֹנִ֔י
ʻAmmôwnîy
H5984
Ammonite
בְּזֹאת֙
zôʼth
H2063
this
אֶכְרֹ֣ת
kârath
H3772
to cut
לָכֶ֔ם
בִּנְק֥וֹר
nâqar
H5365
to bore
לָכֶ֖ם
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֵ֣ין
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יָמִ֑ין
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָ
sûwm
H7760
to put
חֶרְפָּ֖ה
cherpâh
H2781
reproach
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Nahash the Ammonite said to them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach on all Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “By this I will cut for you, in the gouging of every right eye of you. And I will set it a disgrace against all of Israel.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).