1 Samuel 28:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 28:9 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 →
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָֽאִשָּׁ֜ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אַתָּ֤ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשָׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִכְרִ֛ית
kârath
H3772
to cut
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֹב֥וֹת
ʼôwb
H178
water skin bottle
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖י
yiddᵉʻônîy
H3049
soothsayer
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְלָמָ֥ה
mâh
H4100
what
אַתָּ֛ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
מִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁ
nâqash
H5367
to strike
בְּנַפְשִׁ֖י
nephesh
H5315
soul
לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
The woman said to him, Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: why then lay you a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
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King James Version Public Domain
And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the woman said to him, “Behold, you yourself know what Saul has done, that he has cut off the ritual pits and the familiar spirits from the land. So why are you setting a trap against my life, to cause me to die?”
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