1 Samuel 8:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 8:12 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 →
וְלָשׂ֣וּם
sûwm
H7760
to put
ל֔וֹ
שָׂרֵ֥י
sar
H8269
prince
אֲלָפִ֖ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
וְשָׂרֵ֣י
sar
H8269
prince
חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ
chârash
H2790
to plough
חֲרִישׁוֹ֙
chârîysh
H2758
ploughing
וְלִקְצֹ֣ר
qâtsar
H7114
to be short
קְצִיר֔וֹ
qâtsîyr
H7105
harvest
וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כְּלֵֽי
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹ
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וּכְלֵ֥י
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
רִכְבּֽוֹ
rekeb
H7393
chariot
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World English Bible Public Domain
and he will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and [he will set some] to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and to plow his plowing, and to harvest his harvest, and to make the implements of his war and the implements of his chariot.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).