1 Samuel 12:10 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 12:10 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 →
וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
ויאמר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חָטָ֔אנוּ
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
עָזַ֨בְנוּ֙
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַנַּעֲבֹ֥ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַבְּעָלִ֖ים
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת
ʻAshtârôwth
H6252
Ashtaroth
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
הַצִּילֵ֛נוּ
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
מִיַּ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
אֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
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World English Bible Public Domain
They cried to Yahweh, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh, and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they cried out to Yahweh and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken Yahweh and have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. And now, deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’
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