1 Samuel 8:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 8:11 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 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
זֶ֗ה
zeh
H2088
this
יִֽהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִשְׁפַּ֣ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִמְלֹ֖ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם
bên
H1121
son
יִקָּ֗ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
וְשָׂ֥ם
sûwm
H7760
to put
לוֹ֙
בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹ
merkâbâh
H4818
chariot
וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו
pârâsh
H6571
horse
וְרָצ֖וּ
rûwts
H7323
to run
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ
merkâbâh
H4818
chariot
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “This will be the custom of the king who will reign over you. He will take your sons and appoint for himself in his chariot and among his horsemen, and they will run to the face of his chariot.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).