1 Samuel 28:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 28:3 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 →
וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
מֵ֔ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וַיִּסְפְּדוּ
çâphad
H5594
to wail
לוֹ֙
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ
qâbar
H6912
to bury
בָרָמָ֖ה
Râmâh
H7414
Ramah
וּבְעִיר֑וֹ
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְשָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
הֵסִ֛יר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
הָאֹב֥וֹת
ʼôwb
H178
water skin bottle
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖ים
yiddᵉʻônîy
H3049
soothsayer
מֵהָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. Saul had put away those who had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Samuel had died, and all of Israel had mourned for him, and they had buried him in Ramah, even in his city. And Saul had removed the ritual pits and the familiar spirits from the land.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).