1 Samuel 7:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 7:9 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
טְלֵ֤ה
ṭâleh
H2924
lamb
חָלָב֙
châlâb
H2461
milk
אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
ויעלה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
וַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עוֹלָ֛ה
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
כָּלִ֖יל
kâlîyl
H3632
whole
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיִּזְעַ֨ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּעַ֣ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samuel took a lamb of milk, and he offered it, a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. And Samuel cried out to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).