1 Samuel 7:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 7:2 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִיּ֞וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
שֶׁ֤בֶת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
הָֽאָרוֹן֙
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
בְּקִרְיַ֣ת
Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym
H7157
Kirjath-jearim
יְעָרִ֔ים
Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym
H7157
Kirjath-jearim
וַיִּרְבּוּ֙
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
הַיָּמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֶשְׂרִ֣ים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
שָׁנָ֑ה
shâneh
H8141
year
וַיִּנָּה֛וּ
nâhâh
H5091
to lament
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened from the day of the dwelling of the Box in Kiriath Jearim that the days were many, and they were 20 years. And all of the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).