1 Samuel 6:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 6:9 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 →
וּרְאִיתֶ֗ם
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
דֶּ֨רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
גְּבוּל֤וֹ
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
יַֽעֲלֶה֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בֵּ֣ית
Bêyth Shemesh
H1053
Beth-shemesh
שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ
Bêyth Shemesh
H1053
Beth-shemesh
ה֚וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עָ֣שָׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָ֔נוּ
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָרָעָ֥ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
הַזֹּ֑את
zôʼth
H2063
this
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֗א
lôʼ
H3808
not
וְיָדַ֨עְנוּ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדוֹ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
נָ֣גְעָה
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
בָּ֔נוּ
מִקְרֶ֥ה
miqreh
H4745
chance
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הָ֥יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָֽנוּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold; if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it was a chance that happened to us."
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King James Version Public Domain
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall look; if it goes up the way of its border, Beth Shemesh, he has done this great harm to us. But if not, then we will know that his hand has not touched us; it has happened to us chance.”
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