1 Samuel 9:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:7 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לְנַעֲר֗וֹ
naʻar
H5288
boy
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נֵלֵךְ֮
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וּמַה
mâh
H4100
what
נָּבִ֣יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לָאִישׁ֒
ʼîysh
H376
man
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
הַלֶּ֨חֶם֙
lechem
H3899
bread
אָזַ֣ל
ʼâzal
H235
to go
מִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּ
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
וּתְשׁוּרָ֥ה
tᵉshûwrâh
H8670
gift
אֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לְהָבִ֖יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לְאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מָ֖ה
mâh
H4100
what
אִתָּֽנוּ
ʼêth
H854
with
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul said to his servant, “Now behold, we shall go, but what shall we bring to the man? For the bread has gone from our sacks and no gift to bring to the man of God. What with us?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).