1 Samuel 16:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 16:3 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 →
וְקָרָ֥אתָ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְיִשַׁ֖י
Yishay
H3448
Jesse
בַּזָּ֑בַח
zebach
H2077
sacrifice
וְאָֽנֹכִ֗י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
אוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶֽׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
לִ֔י
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֹמַ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלֶֽיךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do: and you shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I myself will make you know what you shall do. And you shall anoint for me whom I say to you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).