2 Samuel 1:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 1:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּגִּ֣ידוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
בְגַ֔ת
Gath
H1661
Gath
אַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּבַשְּׂר֖וּ
bâsar
H1319
to preach
בְּחוּצֹ֣ת
chûwts
H2351
outside
אַשְׁקְל֑וֹן
ʼAshqᵉlôwn
H831
Ashkelon
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
תִּשְׂמַ֨חְנָה֙
sâmach
H8055
to rejoice
בְּנ֣וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
פֶּֽן
pên
H6435
lest
תַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָה
ʻâlaz
H5937
to rejoice
בְּנ֥וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
הָעֲרֵלִֽים
ʻârêl
H6189
uncircumcised
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World English Bible Public Domain
Don't tell it in Gath, Don't publish it in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
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King James Version Public Domain
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
May they not declare in Gath, may they not proclaim in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).