1 Samuel 8:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 8:3 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 →
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָלְכ֤וּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בָנָיו֙
bên
H1121
son
בדרכו
derek
H1870
way
בִּדְרָכָ֔יו
derek
H1870
way
וַיִּטּ֖וּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
הַבָּ֑צַע
betsaʻ
H1215
unjust gain
וַיִּ֨קְחוּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
שֹׁ֔חַד
shachad
H7810
present
וַיַּטּ֖וּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
מִשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
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King James Version Public Domain
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But his sons did not walk in his ways, for they turned aside after dishonest gain, and they took a bribe, and they turned aside justice.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).