1 Samuel 2:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;

English ASV

But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

English Amplified

But Samuel ministered before the Lord, a child girded with a linen ephod.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But Samuel ministered before the Lord, a child girded with a linen ephod.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Samuel served in the LORD’s presence —this mere boy was dressed in the linen ephod.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod.

English EASY 2024

But Samuel served the Lord faithfully, as a young boy. He wore a linen ephod.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But Samuel served the Lord. He was a helper who wore the linen ephod.

Samuel was ministering before the LORD, a boy clothed with a linen ephod.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

In the meantime the boy Samuel continued to serve the Lord, wearing a sacred linen apron.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Meanwhile, Samuel continued to serve in front of the Lord. As a boy he was {already} wearing a linen ephod.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The boy Samuel served in the LORD's presence and wore a linen ephod.

English KJV 1611

But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

English LSB

Now Samuel was ministering before Yahweh, as a young boy girded with a linen ephod.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But Samuel ministered before the Lord, as a boy, wearing a linen ephod.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Meanwhile the boy Samuel, girt with a linen apron, was serving in the presence of the LORD.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But the boy Samuel served the Lord. He wore a sacred linen apron.

English NIV

But Samuel was ministering before the LORD -a boy wearing a linen ephod.

English NKJ 1982

But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, wearing a linen ephod.

English NLT

Now Samuel, though only a boy, was the LORD's helper. He wore a linen tunic just like that of a priest.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Samuel was ministering before the LORD, a boy wearing a linen ephod.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy girded with a linen ephod.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Samuel, though only a child, was the Lord's helper and wore a little linen robe just like the priest's.

English Tyndale 1537

But the lad Samuel ministered before the LORD girded about with a linen Ephod.

1 Samuel 2:18 — Compare Translations