1 Samuel 15:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 15:21 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
הָעָ֧ם
ʻam
H5971
people
מֵהַשָּׁלָ֛ל
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
צֹ֥אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּבָקָ֖ר
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
רֵאשִׁ֣ית
rêʼshîyth
H7225
beginning
הַחֵ֑רֶם
chêrem
H2764
devoted thing
לִזְבֹּ֛חַ
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
לַֽיהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בַּגִּלְגָּֽל
Gilgâl
H1537
Gilgal
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God in Gilgal.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the people took from the plunder sheep and cattle, the first of the devoted thing, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God at Gilgal.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).