1 Samuel 3:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 3:18 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 →
וַיַּגֶּד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
ל֤וֹ
שְׁמוּאֵל֙
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַדְּבָרִ֔ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִחֵ֖ד
kâchad
H3582
to hide
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ
min
H4480
from
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַטּ֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בְּעֵינָ֖ו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יַעֲשֶֽׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. He said, It is Yahweh: let him do what seems him good.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Samuel declared to him all of the words, and he did not hide from him. And he said, “It Yahweh. May he do the good in his eyes.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).