1 Samuel 9:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:16 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 →
כָּעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
מָחָ֡ר
mâchâr
H4279
tomorrow
אֶשְׁלַח֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלֶ֨יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
אִ֜ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
בִּנְיָמִ֗ן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
וּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹ
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
לְנָגִיד֙
nâgîyd
H5057
ruler
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עַמִּ֣י
ʻam
H5971
people
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עַמִּ֖י
ʻam
H5971
people
מִיַּ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
רָאִ֨יתִי֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עַמִּ֔י
ʻam
H5971
people
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
בָּ֥אָה
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
צַעֲקָת֖וֹ
tsaʻăqâh
H6818
cry
אֵלָֽי
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked on my people, because their cry is come to me.
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King James Version Public Domain
To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“About time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him as ruler over my people Israel. And he will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen my people, for its cry has come to me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).