1 Samuel 8:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 8:22 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שְׁמוּאֵל֙
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
שְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּקוֹלָ֔ם
qôwl
H6963
voice
וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥
mâlak
H4427
to reign
לָהֶ֖ם
מֶ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁמוּאֵל֙
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַנְשֵׁ֣י
ʼîysh
H376
man
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְכ֖וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְעִירֽוֹ
ʻîyr
H5892
city
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go you every man to his city.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and you shall make a king reign over them.” And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go, a man to his city.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).