1 Samuel 16:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 16:4 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 →
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֵ֚ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיָּבֹ֖א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בֵּ֣ית
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
לָ֑חֶם
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
וַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּ
chârad
H2729
to tremble
זִקְנֵ֤י
zâqên
H2205
old
הָעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
לִקְרָאת֔וֹ
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁלֹ֥ם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
בּוֹאֶֽךָ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Come you peaceably?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samuel did what Yahweh had spoken, and he came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city trembled to meet him, and they said, “ your coming peace?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).