1 Samuel 16:13 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 16:13 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
שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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קֶ֣רֶן
qeren
H7161
horn
הַשֶּׁ֗מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
וַיִּמְשַׁ֣ח
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
אֹתוֹ֮
ʼêth
H853
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בְּקֶ֣רֶב
qereb
H7130
midst
אֶחָיו֒
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַתִּצְלַ֤ח
tsâlach
H6743
to prosper
רֽוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מֵהַיּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וָמָ֑עְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
וַיָּ֣קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
הָרָמָֽתָה
Râmâh
H7414
Ramah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of Yahweh rushed upon David from that day and onward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
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