1 Samuel 15:14 Lexicon: But Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
But Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (she·mu·'el,)	8050: "name of God," a prophet of Isr.	from shem and el
said,	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vai·yo·mer)	559: to utter, say	a prim. root
"What	וּמֶ֛ה (u·meh)	4100: what? how? anything	a prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
then is this	הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh)	2088: this, here	a prim. pronoun
bleating	קֹֽול־ (ko·vl-)	6963: sound, voice	from an unused word
of the sheep	הַצֹּ֥אן (ha·tzon)	6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flock	from an unused word
in my ears,	בְּאָזְנָ֑י (be·'a·ze·nai;)	241: an ear	from an unused word
and the lowing	וְקֹ֣ול (ve·ko·vl)	6963: sound, voice	from an unused word
of the oxen	הַבָּקָ֔ר (hab·ba·kar,)	1241: cattle, herd, an ox	from baqar
which	אֲשֶׁ֥ר (a·sher)	834: who, which, that	a prim. pronoun
I hear?"	שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃ (sho·me·a'.)	8085: to hear	a prim. root

KJV Lexicon

And Samuel
Shmuw'el (sehm-oo-ale')
heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites -- Samuel, Shemuel.

said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)

What meaneth then this bleating
qowl (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound

of the sheep
tso'n (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

in mine ears
'ozen (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.

and the lowing
qowl (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound

of the oxen
baqar (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.

which I hear
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
But Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Samuel replied, "Then what is this sound of sheep and cattle I hear?"

International Standard Version
Samuel said, "Then what is this bleating of sheep in my ears and the lowing of cattle that I hear?"

NET Bible
Samuel replied, "If that is the case, then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, Samuel asked, "But what is this sound of sheep in my ears and this sound of cows that I hear?"

King James 2000 Bible
And Samuel said, What means then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

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