1 Samuel 5:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 5:8 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
סַרְנֵ֨י
çeren
H5633
lord
פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַֽה
mâh
H4100
what
נַּעֲשֶׂ֗ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לַֽאֲרוֹן֙
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
גַּ֣ת
Gath
H1661
Gath
יִסֹּ֔ב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֲר֖וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲר֖וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? They answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about to Gath. They carried the ark of the God of Israel [there].
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King James Version Public Domain
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So they sent and gathered all of the lords of the Philistines to them, and they said, “What shall we do with the Box of the God of Israel?” And they said, “Let the Box of the God of Israel go around Gath.” So they brought around the Box of the God of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).