1 Samuel 11:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 11:5 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 →
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
בָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אַחֲרֵ֤י
ʼachar
H310
after
הַבָּקָר֙
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
לָּעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
יִבְכּ֑וּ
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ
çâphar
H5608
to count
ל֔וֹ
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דִּבְרֵ֖י
dâbâr
H1697
word
אַנְשֵׁ֥י
ʼîysh
H376
man
יָבֵֽישׁ
Yâbêsh
H3003
Jabesh
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What ails the people that they weep? They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And behold, Saul was coming behind the oxen from the field. And Saul said, “What to the people, that they are weeping?” And they recounted to him the words of the men of Jabesh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).