1 Samuel 12:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 12:18 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמוּאֵל֙
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיִּתֵּ֧ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
קֹלֹ֥ת
qôwl
H6963
voice
וּמָטָ֖ר
mâṭar
H4306
rain
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֑וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַיִּירָ֨א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
מְאֹ֛ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
שְׁמוּאֵֽל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Samuel called to Yahweh; and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Samuel called upon Yahweh, and Yahweh gave thunder and rain on that day. And all of the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).