1 Samuel 15:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 15:17 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
הֲל֗וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
קָטֹ֤ן
qâṭân
H6996
small
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
רֹ֛אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
שִׁבְטֵ֥י
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אָ֑תָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samuel said, "Though you were little in your own sight, weren't you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samuel said, “ not, if you small in your eyes, you the head of the tribes of Israel? For Yahweh has anointed you as king over Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).