1 Samuel 9:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 9:8 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 →
וַיֹּ֤סֶף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
הַנַּ֨עַר֙
naʻar
H5288
boy
לַעֲנ֣וֹת
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נִמְצָ֣א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
בְיָדִ֔י
yâd
H3027
hand
רֶ֖בַע
rebaʻ
H7253
fourth part
שֶׁ֣קֶל
sheqel
H8255
shekel
כָּ֑סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
וְנָֽתַתִּי֙
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְהִגִּ֥יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לָ֖נוּ
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דַּרְכֵּֽנוּ
derek
H1870
way
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World English Bible Public Domain
The servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the servant resumed to answer Saul, and he said, “Behold, one fourth of a shekel of silver has been found in my hand. And I will give to the man of God, and he will declare to us our way.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).