1 Samuel 15:28 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 15:28 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
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
קָרַ֨ע
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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מַמְלְכ֧וּת
mamlâkûwth
H4468
kingdom
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מֵעָלֶ֖יךָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַיּ֑וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וּנְתָנָ֕הּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְרֵעֲךָ֖
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
הַטּ֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מִמֶּֽךָּ
min
H4480
from
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samuel said to him, Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from upon you today, and he has given it to your fellow, better than you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).