1 Samuel 12:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 12:19 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
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֜ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
הִתְפַּלֵּ֧ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
בְּעַד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
נָמ֑וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יָסַ֤פְנוּ
yâçaph
H3254
to add
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חַטֹּאתֵ֨ינוּ֙
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
רָעָ֔ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
לִשְׁאֹ֥ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לָ֖נוּ
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
All the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.
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King James Version Public Domain
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all of the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we may not die. For we have added evil onto all of our sins by the requesting of a king for ourselves.”
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