1 Samuel 4:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 4:1 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 →
וַיְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
דְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיֵּצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
יִשְׂרָאֵל֩
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לִקְרַ֨את
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙
chânâh
H2583
to encamp
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאֶ֣בֶן
ʼEben hâ-ʻÊzer
H72
Ebenezer
הָעֵ֔זֶר
ʼEben hâ-ʻÊzer
H72
Ebenezer
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
חָנ֥וּ
chânâh
H2583
to encamp
בַאֲפֵֽק
ʼĂphêq
H663
Aphek
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the word of Samuel was to all of Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines for battle. And they camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines camped at Aphek.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).