Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 2:18
American Standard Version
But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
Amplified® Bible
But Samuel ministered before the Lord, a child girded with a linen ephod.
Contemporary English Version
The boy Samuel served the LORD and wore a special linen garment
Darby English Version
And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod.
Good News Bible
In the meantime the boy Samuel continued to serve the LORD, wearing a sacred linen apron.
King James Version
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
New American Standard Bible
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, {as} a boy wearing a linen ephod.
New International Version
But Samuel was ministering before the LORD -a boy wearing a linen ephod.
New King James Version
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, even as a child, wearing a linen ephod.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now Samuel ministered before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.
Revised Standard Version
Samuel was ministering before the LORD, a boy girded with a linen ephod.
Young's Literal Translation
And Samuel is ministering `in' the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt `with' an ephod of linen;
