1 Samuel 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 4:16 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
הָאִ֜ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֵלִ֗י
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
אָֽנֹכִי֙
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
הַבָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה
maʻărâkâh
H4634
rank
וַאֲנִ֕י
ʼănîy
H589
I
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה
maʻărâkâh
H4634
rank
נַ֣סְתִּי
nûwç
H5127
to flee
הַיּ֑וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מֶֽה
mâh
H4100
what
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַדָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
בְּנִֽי
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
The man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. He said, How went the matter, my son?
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King James Version Public Domain
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the man said to Eli, “I the one coming from the array, and I myself fled from the array today.” And he said, “What was the event, my son?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).