1 Samuel 28:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 28:23 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 →
וַיְמָאֵ֗ן
mâʼên
H3985
to refuse
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֹכַ֔ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וַיִּפְרְצוּ
pârats
H6555
to break through
ב֤וֹ
עֲבָדָיו֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וְגַם
gam
H1571
also
הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
לְקֹלָ֑ם
qôwl
H6963
voice
וַיָּ֨קָם֙
qûwm
H6965
to rise
מֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמִּטָּֽה
miṭṭâh
H4296
bed
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat on the bed.
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King James Version Public Domain
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But he refused and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants urged him, and also the woman, and he listened to their voice. And he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).