1 Samuel 4:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 4:20 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 →
וּכְעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
מוּתָ֗הּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
וַתְּדַבֵּ֨רְנָה֙
dâbar
H1696
to speak
הַנִּצָּב֣וֹת
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עָלֶ֔יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּֽירְאִ֖י
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
בֵ֣ן
bên
H1121
son
יָלָ֑דְתְּ
yâlad
H3205
to bear
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָנְתָ֖ה
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁ֥תָה
shîyth
H7896
to set
לִבָּֽהּ
lêb
H3820
heart
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World English Bible Public Domain
About the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, Don't be afraid; for you have brought forth a son. But she didn't answer, neither did she regard it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And about the time of her dying, then the ones standing over her said, “Do not fear, for you have borne a son.” But she did not answer, for she did not set her heart.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).