1 Samuel 3:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 3:8 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 →
וַיֹּ֨סֶף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
קְרֹא
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמוּאֵל֮
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
בַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
וַיָּ֨קָם֙
qûwm
H6965
to rise
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
וַיָּ֣בֶן
bîyn
H995
to understand
עֵלִ֔י
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
קֹרֵ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לַנָּֽעַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you called me. Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the child.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh resumed calling Samuel for a third. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Behold me, for you called to me.” Then Eli understood that Yahweh was calling to the boy.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).