1 Samuel 9:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:14 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 →
וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הֵ֗מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
בָּאִים֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בְּת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שְׁמוּאֵל֙
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
יֹצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לִקְרָאתָ֔ם
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
לַעֲל֖וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הַבָּמָֽה
bâmâh
H1116
high place
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World English Bible Public Domain
They went up to the city; [and] as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So they went up the city. They were entering into the midst of the city, and behold, Samuel was coming out to meet them to go up the high place.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).