1 Samuel 28:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 28:20 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 →
וַיְמַהֵ֣ר
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיִּפֹּ֤ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
מְלֹא
mᵉlôʼ
H4393
fulness
קֽוֹמָתוֹ֙
qôwmâh
H6967
height
אַ֔רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיִּרָ֥א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מְאֹ֖ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
מִדִּבְרֵ֣י
dâbâr
H1697
word
שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
כֹּ֨חַ֙
kôach
H3581
strength
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָ֣יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ב֔וֹ
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָכַל֙
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
לֶ֔חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיּ֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַלָּֽיְלָה
layil
H3915
night
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul hurried and fell, the fullness of his height to the ground, for he feared greatly from the words of Samuel. Also strength was not in him, for he had not eaten bread all of the day and all of the night.
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