1 Samuel 2:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 2:16 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
אֵלָ֜יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאִ֗ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
קַטֵּ֨ר
qâṭar
H6999
to burn incense
יַקְטִיר֤וּן
qâṭar
H6999
to burn incense
כַּיּוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
הַחֵ֔לֶב
cheleb
H2459
fat
וְקַ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לְךָ֔
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תְּאַוֶּ֖ה
taʼăvâh
H8378
desire
נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְאָמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לו
לֹא֙
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
עַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
תִתֵּ֔ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֖א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לָקַ֥חְתִּי
lâqach
H3947
to take
בְחָזְקָֽה
chozqâh
H2394
might
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World English Bible Public Domain
If the man said to him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as your soul desires; then he would say, No, but you shall give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
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King James Version Public Domain
And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the man would say to him, “Burning, let them burn the fat as the day, then take for yourself what your soul desires.” But he would say, “No, but you shall give now, and if not, I will take by force.”
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