1 Samuel 15:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 15:19 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 →
וְלָ֥מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַתַּ֨עַט֙
ʻîyṭ
H5860
to swoop
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַשָּׁלָ֔ל
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
וַתַּ֥עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הָרַ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
בְּעֵינֵ֥י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Why then didn't you obey the voice of Yahweh, but flew on the spoil, and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh?"
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So why did you not listen to the voice of Yahweh? But you swooped down on the plunder, and you did evil in the eyes of Yahweh.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).