1 Samuel 12:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 12:5 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
אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם
ʼêl
H413
to
עֵ֧ד
ʻêd
H5707
witness
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בָּכֶ֗ם
וְעֵ֤ד
ʻêd
H5707
witness
מְשִׁיחוֹ֙
mâshîyach
H4899
anointed one
הַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֧א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מְצָאתֶ֛ם
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
בְּיָדִ֖י
yâd
H3027
hand
מְא֑וּמָה
mᵉʼûwmâh
H3972
anything
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עֵֽד
ʻêd
H5707
witness
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to them, Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand. They said, He is witness.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to them, “Yahweh a witness against you, and his anointed a witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And he said, “Witness.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).