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Complete Jewish Bible
1 Samuel 8:21
Sh'mu'el heard everything the people said and repeated them for Adonai to hear.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Samuel listened to all the people’s words and then repeated them to the Lord.
Samuel listened to all the people’s words and then repeated them to the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
Shemu'el heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
Shemu'el heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
King James Version
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord .
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
Now when Samuel heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of Yahweh.
Now when Samuel heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of Yahweh.
English Standard Version
And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord .
And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord .
New Century Version
After Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated their words to the Lord .
After Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated their words to the Lord .
New English Translation
So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord .
So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord .
Amplified Bible
Samuel had heard all the words of the people and repeated them to the LORD.
Samuel had heard all the words of the people and repeated them to the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the LORD'S hearing.
Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the LORD'S hearing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore when Samuel heard all ye wordes of ye people, he rehearsed the in ye eares of ye Lord.
Therefore when Samuel heard all ye wordes of ye people, he rehearsed the in ye eares of ye Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of Yahweh.
So Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of Yahweh.
Contemporary English Version
Samuel listened to them and then told the Lord exactly what they had said.
Samuel listened to them and then told the Lord exactly what they had said.
Darby Translation
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Samuel listened to the people and then repeated their words to the Lord .
Samuel listened to the people and then repeated their words to the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them before the LORD.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them before the LORD.
Good News Translation
Samuel listened to everything they said and then went and told it to the Lord .
Samuel listened to everything they said and then went and told it to the Lord .
Literal Translation
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of Jehovah.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The herkened Samuel vnto all yt ye people sayde, & tolde it before ye eares of the LORDE.
The herkened Samuel vnto all yt ye people sayde, & tolde it before ye eares of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.
Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore when Samuel hearde all the wordes of the people, he rehearsed them in the eares of the Lord.
Therfore when Samuel hearde all the wordes of the people, he rehearsed them in the eares of the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them in the ears of the LORD.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them in the ears of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the eares of the Lord.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the eares of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord.
English Revised Version
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Samuel herde alle the wordis of the puple, and `spak tho in the eeris of the Lord.
And Samuel herde alle the wordis of the puple, and `spak tho in the eeris of the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;
And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;
Update Bible Version
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
World English Bible
Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.
Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.
New King James Version
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
New Living Translation
So Samuel repeated to the Lord what the people had said,
So Samuel repeated to the Lord what the people had said,
New Life Bible
After Samuel heard all the people's words, he told the Lord what they had said.
After Samuel heard all the people's words, he told the Lord what they had said.
New Revised Standard
When Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord .
When Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, - and spake them in the ears of Yahweh.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, - and spake them in the ears of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the LORD.
And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the LORD.
THE MESSAGE
Samuel took in what they said and rehearsed it with God . God told Samuel, "Do what they say. Make them a king." Then Samuel dismissed the men of Israel: "Go home, each of you to your own city."
Samuel took in what they said and rehearsed it with God . God told Samuel, "Do what they say. Make them a king." Then Samuel dismissed the men of Israel: "Go home, each of you to your own city."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the LORD'S hearing.
Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the LORD'S hearing.
Contextual Overview
4 All the leaders of Isra'el gathered themselves together, approached Sh'mu'el in Ramah 5 and said to him, "Look, you have grown old, and your sons are not following your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations." 6 Sh'mu'el was not pleased to hear them say, "Give us a king to judge us"; so he prayed to Adonai . 7 Adonai said to Sh'mu'el, "Listen to the people, to everything they say to you; for it is not you they are rejecting; they are rejecting me; they don't want me to be king over them. 8 They are doing to you exactly what they have been doing to me, from the day I brought them out of Egypt until today, by abandoning me and serving other gods. 9 So do what they say, but give them a sober warning, telling them what kinds of rulings their king will make." 10 Sh'mu'el reported everything Adonai had said to the people asking him for a king. 11 He said, "Here is the kind of rulings your king will make: he will draft your sons and assign them to take care of his chariots, be his horsemen and be bodyguards running ahead of his chariots. 12 He will appoint them to serve him as officers in charge of a thousand or of fifty, plowing his fields, gathering his harvest, and making his weapons and the equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters and have them be perfume-makers, cooks and bakers.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he rehearsed: Judges 11:11
Cross-References
Genesis 3:17
To Adam he said, "Because you listened to what your wife said and ate from the tree about which I gave you the order, ‘You are not to eat from it,' the ground is cursed on your account; you will work hard to eat from it as long as you live.
To Adam he said, "Because you listened to what your wife said and ate from the tree about which I gave you the order, ‘You are not to eat from it,' the ground is cursed on your account; you will work hard to eat from it as long as you live.
Genesis 4:12
When you farm the ground it will no longer yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive, wandering the earth."
When you farm the ground it will no longer yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive, wandering the earth."
Genesis 5:29
whom he called Noach [restful]; for he said, "This one will comfort us in our labor, in the hard work we do with our hands [to get what comes] from the ground that Adonai cursed."
whom he called Noach [restful]; for he said, "This one will comfort us in our labor, in the hard work we do with our hands [to get what comes] from the ground that Adonai cursed."
Genesis 6:5
(Maftir) Adonai saw that the people on earth were very wicked, that all the imaginings of their hearts were always of evil only.
(Maftir) Adonai saw that the people on earth were very wicked, that all the imaginings of their hearts were always of evil only.
Genesis 6:17
"Then I myself will bring the flood of water over the earth to destroy from under heaven every living thing that breathes; everything on earth will be destroyed.
"Then I myself will bring the flood of water over the earth to destroy from under heaven every living thing that breathes; everything on earth will be destroyed.
Genesis 8:1
God remembered Noach, every living thing and all the livestock with him in the ark; so God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to go down.
God remembered Noach, every living thing and all the livestock with him in the ark; so God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to go down.
Genesis 8:2
Also the fountains of the deep and the windows of the sky were stopped, the rain from the sky was restrained,
Also the fountains of the deep and the windows of the sky were stopped, the rain from the sky was restrained,
Genesis 8:3
and the water came back from completely covering the earth. It was after 150 days that the water went down.
and the water came back from completely covering the earth. It was after 150 days that the water went down.
Genesis 8:6
After forty days Noach opened the window of the ark which he had built;
After forty days Noach opened the window of the ark which he had built;
Genesis 8:7
and he sent out a raven, which flew back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth.
and he sent out a raven, which flew back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Samuel heard all the words of the people,.... Patiently, and without interruption; attentively heard them, took notice of them, laid them up in his memory; but gave no answer to them, but reported them to the Lord, as in the next clause:
and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord; privately, in a free and familiar manner, with great exactness, as they were expressed; this he did, not before the people publicly, but in secret prayer, seeking for direction what he should further do, or what answer he should return to them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 8:21. Rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord. — He went to the altar, and in his secret devotion laid the whole business before God.
