1 Samuel 12:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 12:20 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּירָ֔אוּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
אַתֶּ֣ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָרָעָ֖ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
הַזֹּ֑את
zôʼth
H2063
this
אַ֗ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תָּס֨וּרוּ֙
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
לְבַבְכֶֽם
lêbâb
H3824
heart
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samuel said to the people, "Don't be afraid; you have indeed done all this evil; yet don't turn aside from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart:
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You, you have done all of this evil, but do not turn aside from after Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all of your heart.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).