1 Samuel 4:13 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 4:13 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 →
וַיָּב֗וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עֵ֠לִי
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
יֹשֵׁ֨ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַכִּסֵּ֜א
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
יך
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
יַ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙
derek
H1870
way
מְצַפֶּ֔ה
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִבּוֹ֙
lêb
H3820
heart
חָרֵ֔ד
chârêd
H2730
afraid
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲר֣וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְהָאִ֗ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בָּ֚א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לְהַגִּ֣יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
בָּעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַתִּזְעַ֖ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעִֽיר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
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
When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he came, and behold, Eli was sitting on a seat at the side of the road, watching, for his heart afraid concerning the Box of God. And the man came into the city to report, and all of the city cried out.
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