1 Samuel 8:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.”

1 Samuel 8:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 8:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 8:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.”

1 Samuel 8:21 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 8:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.”

1 Samuel 8:21 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 8:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;”

1 Samuel 8:21 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 8:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.”

1 Samuel 8:21 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 8:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore when Samuel heard all ye wordes of ye people, he rehearsed the in ye eares of ye Lord.”

1 Samuel 8:21 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 8:21 in Context — 1 Samuel 8

19 Le peuple refusa d’écouter la voix de Samuel. Non! Dirent-ils, mais il y aura un roi sur nous,

20 et nous aussi nous serons comme toutes les nations; notre roi nous jugera il marchera à notre tête et conduira nos guerres.

21 Samuel, après avoir entendu toutes les paroles du peuple, les redit aux oreilles de l’Éternel.

22 Et l’Éternel dit à Samuel: Écoute leur voix, et établis un roi sur eux. Et Samuel dit aux hommes d’Israël: Allez-vous-en chacun dans sa ville.

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What Does 1 Samuel 8:21 Mean?

1 Samuel 8:21 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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