1 Samuel 16:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 16:1 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מָתַי֙
mâthay
H4970
how long
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
מִתְאַבֵּ֣ל
ʼâbal
H56
to mourn
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַאֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
מְאַסְתִּ֔יו
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מַלֵּ֨א
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
קַרְנְךָ֜
qeren
H7161
horn
שֶׁ֗מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
וְלֵ֤ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִשַׁ֣י
Yishay
H3448
Jesse
בֵּֽית
Bêyth hal-Lachmîy
H1022
Bethlehemite
הַלַּחְמִ֔י
Bêyth hal-Lachmîy
H1022
Bethlehemite
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
רָאִ֧יתִי
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בְּבָנָ֛יו
bên
H1121
son
לִ֖י
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill your horn with oil, and go: I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to Samuel, “Until when will you be mourning for Saul, since I myself have rejected him from king over Israel? Fill your horn oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have seen among his sons a king for me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).