1 Samuel 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 2:8 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 →
מֵקִ֨ים
qûwm
H6965
to rise
מֵעָפָ֜ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
דָּ֗ל
dal
H1800
poor
מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙
ʼashpôth
H830
ash heap
יָרִ֣ים
rûwm
H7311
to rise
אֶבְי֔וֹן
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
לְהוֹשִׁיב֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
נְדִיבִ֔ים
nâdîyb
H5081
noble
וְכִסֵּ֥א
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
כָב֖וֹד
kâbôwd
H3519
glory
יַנְחִלֵ֑ם
nâchal
H5157
to inherit
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
לַֽיהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מְצֻ֣קֵי
mâtsûwq
H4690
pillar
אֶ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיָּ֥שֶׁת
shîyth
H7896
to set
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
תֵּבֵֽל
têbêl
H8398
world
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World English Bible Public Domain
He raises up the poor out of the dust, He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, Inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's, He has set the world on them.
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King James Version Public Domain
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Raising the poor from the dust, he lifts up the needy from the trash heap to make sit with nobles, and he makes them inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth to Yahweh, and he has set the world on them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).