1 Samuel 15:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 15:23 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 →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
חַטַּאת
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
קֶ֨סֶם֙
qeçem
H7081
divination
מֶ֔רִי
mᵉrîy
H4805
rebellion
וְאָ֥וֶן
ʼâven
H205
trouble
וּתְרָפִ֖ים
tᵉrâphîym
H8655
teraphim
הַפְצַ֑ר
pâtsar
H6484
to push
יַ֗עַן
yaʻan
H3282
because
מָאַ֨סְתָּ֙
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דְּבַ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
מִמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has also rejected you from being king.
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King James Version Public Domain
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For rebellion the sin of divination, and to insist iniquity and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has rejected you from king.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).