1 Samuel 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 8:9 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 →
וְעַתָּ֖ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
שְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּקוֹלָ֑ם
qôwl
H6963
voice
אַ֗ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָעֵ֤ד
ʻûwd
H5749
to testify
תָּעִיד֙
ʻûwd
H5749
to testify
בָּהֶ֔ם
וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לָהֶ֔ם
מִשְׁפַּ֣ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִמְלֹ֖ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
עֲלֵיהֶֽם
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now, listen to their voice, only that warning, you shall warn them and declare to them the custom of the king who will reign over them.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).