1 Samuel 8:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 8:19 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 →
וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ
mâʼên
H3985
to refuse
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹּ֔א
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
מֶ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִֽהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עָלֵֽינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No: but we will have a king over us,
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King James Version Public Domain
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But surely a king will be over us.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).