1 Samuel 15:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 15:1 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁמוּאֵל֙
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֹתִ֨י
ʼêth
H853
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שָׁלַ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
לְמֶ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עַמּ֖וֹ
ʻam
H5971
people
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְעַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
שְׁמַ֔ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
לְק֖וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samuel said to Saul, Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore listen you to the voice of the words of Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you as king over his people, over Israel. And now, listen to the voice of the words of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).