1 Samuel 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 3:5 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 →
וַיָּ֣רָץ
rûwts
H7323
to run
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֵלִ֗י
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנְנִי֙
hên
H2005
behold
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
קָרָ֣אתָ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לִּ֔י
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
קָרָ֖אתִי
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שׁ֣וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
שְׁכָ֑ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
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World English Bible Public Domain
He ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you called me. He said, I didn't call; lie down again. He went and lay down.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he ran to Eli and said, “Behold me, for you called to me.” But he said, “I did not call. Go back, lie down.” So he went and lay down.
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