1 Samuel 18:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 18:8 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 →
וַיִּ֨חַר
chârâh
H2734
to be angry
לְשָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
מְאֹ֗ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וַיֵּ֤רַע
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
בְּעֵינָיו֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָתְנ֤וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְדָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
רְבָב֔וֹת
rᵉbâbâh
H7233
myriad
וְלִ֥י
נָתְנ֖וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
הָאֲלָפִ֑ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
וְע֥וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
ל֖וֹ
אַ֥ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
הַמְּלוּכָֽה
mᵉlûwkâh
H4410
kingship
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it burned greatly to Saul, and this thing was bad in his eyes. And he said, “They have given myriads to David, but to me they have given thousands. And only the kingship is yet for him!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).