1 Samuel 7:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 7:8 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּחֲרֵ֣שׁ
chârash
H2790
to plough
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
min
H4480
from
מִזְּעֹ֖ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּ
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
מִיַּ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children of Israel said to Samuel, "Don't cease to cry to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines."
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King James Version Public Domain
And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease from crying out for us to Yahweh our God, and may he save us from the hand of the Philistines!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).