1 Samuel 9:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:27 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 →
הֵ֗מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
יֽוֹרְדִים֙
yârad
H3381
to go down
בִּקְצֵ֣ה
qâtseh
H7097
end
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וּשְׁמוּאֵ֞ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֱמֹ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַנַּ֛עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
וְיַעֲבֹ֥ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ
pânîym
H6440
face
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
וְאַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
עֲמֹ֣ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
כַּיּ֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דְּבַ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us (and he passed on), but stand you still first, that I may cause you to hear the word of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the word of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They were going down to the end of the city, and Samuel said to Saul, “Speak to the servant, that he may pass on to our face” (and he passed on), “but you, stand according to today, and I will make you hear the word of God.”
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