1 Samuel 4:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 4:14 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 →
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
עֵלִי֙
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
הַצְּעָקָ֔ה
tsaʻăqâh
H6818
cry
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מֶ֛ה
mâh
H4100
what
ק֥וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
הֶהָמ֖וֹן
hâmôwn
H1995
tumult
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְהָאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִהַ֔ר
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
וַיָּבֹ֖א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיַּגֵּ֥ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְעֵלִֽי
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What means the noise of this tumult? The man hurried, and came and told Eli.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Eli heard the sound of the outcry, and he said, “What the sound of this tumult?” And the man hurried and came and reported to Eli.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).