1 Samuel 6:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 6:12 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 →
וַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָה
yâshar
H3474
to be right
הַפָּר֜וֹת
pârâh
H6510
cow
בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙
derek
H1870
way
בֵּ֣ית
Bêyth Shemesh
H1053
Beth-shemesh
שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ
Bêyth Shemesh
H1053
Beth-shemesh
בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה
mᵉçillâh
H4546
highway
אַחַ֗ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
הָלְכ֤וּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
הָלֹךְ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
וְגָע֔וֹ
gâʻâh
H1600
to low
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
סָ֖רוּ
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
יָמִ֣ין
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
וּשְׂמֹ֑אול
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
וְסַרְנֵ֤י
çeren
H5633
lord
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
הֹלְכִ֣ים
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼachar
H310
after
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
גְּב֖וּל
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
בֵּ֥ית
Bêyth Shemesh
H1053
Beth-shemesh
שָֽׁמֶשׁ
Bêyth Shemesh
H1053
Beth-shemesh
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World English Bible Public Domain
The cattle took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the cows went straight in the way on the way of Beth Shemesh. They went in one path, going and lowing, and they did not turn the right or the left. And the lords of the Philistines were going after them unto the border of Beth Shemesh.
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