1 Samuel 12:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 12:17 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 →
הֲל֤וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
קְצִיר
qâtsîyr
H7105
harvest
חִטִּים֙
chiṭṭâh
H2406
wheat
הַיּ֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֶקְרָא֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְיִתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
קֹל֖וֹת
qôwl
H6963
voice
וּמָטָ֑ר
mâṭar
H4306
rain
וּדְע֣וּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
וּרְא֗וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
רָעַתְכֶ֤ם
raʻ
H7451
evil
רַבָּה֙
rab
H7227
many
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עֲשִׂיתֶם֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בְּעֵינֵ֣י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לִשְׁא֥וֹל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לָכֶ֖ם
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
Isn't it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking you a king.
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King James Version Public Domain
Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
not the harvest of wheat today? I will call to Yahweh, and he will give thunder and rain. And know and see that your evil that you have done is great in the eyes of Yahweh, to request a king for yourselves.”
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