1 Samuel 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 2:20 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 →
וּבֵרַ֨ךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
עֵלִ֜י
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶלְקָנָ֣ה
ʼElqânâh
H511
Elkanah
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְאָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יָשֵׂם֩
sûwm
H7760
to put
יְהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְךָ֥
זֶ֨רַע֙
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָאִשָּׁ֣ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הַזֹּ֔את
zôʼth
H2063
this
תַּ֚חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה
shᵉʼêlâh
H7596
petition
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁאַ֖ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְהָלְכ֖וּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
לִמְקֹמֽוֹ
mâqôwm
H4725
place
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Yahweh give you seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Yahweh. They went to their own home.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and would say, “May Yahweh give seed to you from this woman in place of the request that one requested of Yahweh.” And they would go to his place.
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