1 Samuel 9:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:22 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֤ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
שְׁמוּאֵל֙
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שָׁא֣וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וְאֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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נַעֲר֔וֹ
naʻar
H5288
boy
וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה
lishkâh
H3957
chamber
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָהֶ֤ם
מָקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
וְהֵ֖מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים
shᵉlôwshîym
H7970
thirty
אִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlor, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them to the room. And he gave to them a place at the head of the invited. (Now they about 30 men.)
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