2 Samuel 1:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 1:22 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 →
מִדַּ֣ם
dâm
H1818
blood
חֲלָלִ֗ים
châlâl
H2491
slain
מֵחֵ֨לֶב֙
cheleb
H2459
fat
גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
קֶ֚שֶׁת
qesheth
H7198
bow
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נָשׂ֖וֹג
sûwg
H7734
to turn away
אָח֑וֹר
ʼâchôwr
H268
behind
וְחֶ֣רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָשׁ֖וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
רֵיקָֽם
rêyqâm
H7387
in vain
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan didn't turn back, The sword of Saul didn't return empty.
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King James Version Public Domain
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn itself back, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).