1 Samuel 15:30 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 15:30 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
חָטָ֔אתִי
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
עַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
כַּבְּדֵ֥נִי
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
נָ֛א
nâʼ
H4994
please
נֶ֥גֶד
neged
H5048
before
זִקְנֵֽי
zâqên
H2205
old
עַמִּ֖י
ʻam
H5971
people
וְנֶ֣גֶד
neged
H5048
before
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְשׁ֣וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
עִמִּ֔י
ʻim
H5973
with
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִי
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לַֽיהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, Please, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh your God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “I have sinned! Now please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me so I may worship Yahweh your God.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).