1 Samuel 3:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 3:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עֵלִ֣י
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
לֵ֣ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שְׁכָב֒
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
וְהָיָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִקְרָ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דַּבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
שֹׁמֵ֖עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
בִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ
mâqôwm
H4725
place
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call you, that you shall say, Speak, Yahweh; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. And it will happen that, if he calls to you, then you shall say, ‘Speak, Yahweh, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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