1 Samuel 4:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 4:21 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 →
וַתִּקְרָ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לַנַּ֗עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
אִֽי
ʼÎy-kâbôwd
H350
Ichabod
כָבוֹד֙
ʼÎy-kâbôwd
H350
Ichabod
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
גָּלָ֥ה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
כָב֖וֹד
kâbôwd
H3519
glory
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הִלָּקַח֙
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֲר֣וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
חָמִ֖יהָ
châm
H2524
father-in-law
וְאִישָֽׁהּ
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
She named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she called the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” about the Box of God being taken and about her father-in-law and her husband.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).