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1 Samuel 15:14

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

KJV

Dixitque Samuel : Et quæ est hæc vox gregum, quæ resonat in auribus meis, et armentorum, quam ego audio ?

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουήλ Καὶ τίς ἡ φωνὴ τοῦ ποιμνίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς ὠσίν μου, καὶ φωνὴ τῶν βοῶν ἣν ἐγὼ ἀκούω;

LXX

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וּ/מֶ֛ה קֽוֹל הַ/צֹּ֥אן הַ/זֶּ֖ה בְּ/אָזְנָ֑/י וְ/ק֣וֹל הַ/בָּקָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י שֹׁמֵֽעַ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אָזְנֵ֣י
'zny
noun · 188×
אָנֹכִ֖י
'nky
pronoun · 356×
בָּקָר֙
bqr
noun · 180×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
shmv'l
proper_noun · 140×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Prov 28:4 — They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.