1 Samuel 8:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 8:7 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
שְׁמַע֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לְכֹ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יֹאמְר֖וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלֶ֑יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֹֽתְךָ֙
ʼêth
H853
-
מָאָ֔סוּ
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֹתִ֥י
ʼêth
H853
-
מָאֲס֖וּ
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
עֲלֵיהֶֽם
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people according to all that they have said to you. For they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from reigning over them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).