1 Samuel 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 4:6 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 →
וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
הַתְּרוּעָ֔ה
tᵉrûwʻâh
H8643
alarm
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מֶ֠ה
mâh
H4100
what
ק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
הַתְּרוּעָ֧ה
tᵉrûwʻâh
H8643
alarm
הַגְּדוֹלָ֛ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
הַזֹּ֖את
zôʼth
H2063
this
בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
הָעִבְרִ֑ים
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
אֲר֣וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בָּ֖א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
machăneh
H4264
camp
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What means the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? They understood that the ark of Yahweh was come into the camp.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Philistines heard the sound of the shout, and they said, “What the sound of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?” Then they learned that the Box of Yahweh had come into the camp.
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