1 Samuel 11:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 11:3 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֜יו
ʼêl
H413
to
זִקְנֵ֣י
zâqên
H2205
old
יָבֵ֗ישׁ
Yâbêsh
H3003
Jabesh
הֶ֤רֶף
râphâh
H7503
to relax
לָ֨נוּ֙
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
יָמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וְנִשְׁלְחָה֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
מַלְאָכִ֔ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
בְּכֹ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
גְּב֣וּל
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מוֹשִׁ֛יעַ
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
אֹתָ֖נוּ
ʼêth
H853
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וְיָצָ֥אנוּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֵלֶֽיךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
The elders of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Leave us alone seven days, and let us send messengers through all of the border of Israel. And if no one saving us, then we will go out to you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).