1 Samuel 3:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 3:6 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 →
וַיֹּ֣סֶף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
קְרֹ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
עוֹד֮
ʻôwd
H5750
still
שְׁמוּאֵל֒
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
וַיָּ֤קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
שְׁמוּאֵל֙
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֵלִ֔י
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנְנִ֔י
hên
H2005
behold
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
קָרָ֖אתָ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לִ֑י
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
קָרָ֥אתִי
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בְנִ֖י
bên
H1121
son
שׁ֥וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
שְׁכָֽב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh called yet again, Samuel. Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you called me. He answered, I didn't call, my son; lie down again.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh resumed calling Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Behold me, for you called to me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son. Go back, lie down.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).