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1 Samuel 8:18 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And you will cry out on that day from to the face of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but Yahweh will not answer you on that day.”

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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