2 Samuel 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 1:4 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֥יו
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מֶה
mâh
H4100
what
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַדָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַגֶּד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
לִ֑י
וַ֠יֹּאמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָ֨ס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
הָעָ֜ם
ʻam
H5971
people
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וְגַם
gam
H1571
also
הַרְבֵּ֞ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
נָפַ֤ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
וַיָּמֻ֔תוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְגַ֗ם
gam
H1571
also
שָׁא֛וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וִיהוֹנָתָ֥ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
בְּנ֖וֹ
bên
H1121
son
מֵֽתוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to him, How went the matter? Please tell me. He answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to him, “How was the matter? Declare to me, please.” And he said that the people had fled from the battle, and also many from the people had fallen and died, and also Saul and Jonathan his son had died.
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